brother

Meanings

Noun

• a male with the same parents as someone else
  • "my brother still lives with our parents"
• a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)
  • "none of his brothers would betray him"
• a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
• used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
• (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
  • "a Benedictine Brother"

Synonyms

blood brother, buddy, chum, comrade, crony, pal, sidekick

Antonyms

sister