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How to pronounce brothers in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick
Type of friend
Has types cobber
Type Words
Synonyms blood brother
Type of male sibling
Has types big brother, half-brother, half brother, little brother, stepbrother
Derivation brotherly


my brother still lives with our parents.
Type Words
Synonyms comrade
Type of friend
Type Words
Type of fellow member, member
Has types freemason, mason


none of his brothers would betray him.
Type Words
Type of monk, monastic
Derivation brotherhood

Examples of brothers

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Brothers Vincent and Stephen, age 73, first operated the Winfield Ferry in 1972.
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The brothers attribute their success to variety and a willingness to experiment.
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Brown has undergone a bypass and brothers Tim and Harvey have had stents put in.
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Danny, left, and Patches are brothers who lived with Walter and Betty Lindemuth.
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Anna and her five brothers and sisters helped out with the dipping and wrapping.
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What are we reading, exactly, my brothers and sisters in the Sheen Twitter cult?
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His mother, Katherine, and brothers Jackie and Randy Jackson also were in court.
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Two brothers, David and Ed Miliband, ended up fighting each other for the prize.
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Denholm said he read about two brothers in Iowa who worked on tractors together.
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More examples
  • 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"
  • Buddy: 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; "Greetings, comrade!"
  • (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
  • Brother (Russian: u0411u0440u0430u0442, translit.u00A0Brat) is a 1997 Russian crime film directed by Aleksei Balabanov and starring Sergei Bodrov, Jr. The sequel Brother 2 was released in 2000. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.
  • Brother is a 2000 film starring, written, directed and edited by Japanese filmmaker, Takeshi Kitano. It is also his fifth collaboration with renowned Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi. This was also Kitano's first collaboration with designer, Yohji Yamamoto.
  • Brother is a rock band incorporating Celtic rock (with bagpipes), mongrel rock, Australian rock, didgeridoo, and vocals. They record on their own Rhubarb Records label, and have gained a worldwide following with their meld of Celtic music and dress with alternative rock and style.
  • Brother is the fourth studio album by Irish pop group Boyzone, becoming their first studio album released in twelve years. The album is named in memory of member Stephen Gately who died in October 2009.Sexton, Paul. . billboard.com. 15 March 2010. ...