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brother in English:

1. brotherhood brotherhood


He is the only child, so he doesn't understand the concept of brotherhood.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.

English word "brother"(brotherhood) occurs in sets:

Los sufijos más utilizados en inglés
abstract noun

2. brother brother


He's my brother.
After finishing his examinations, my brother is enjoying skiing to his heart's content.
My brother is so smart and witty that I can not beat him in an argument.
Every day, my brother borrows a new book from the library.
They had decided to put the wedding off until her brother came home from abroad.
My brother and sister get up about seven-thirty every morning.
Instead of going himself, he sent his brother in his place.
Tom doesn't understand Mary's reluctance to go out with his brother.
I spend as much time working in the garden in one day as my brother does in a week.
Mother bought my brother a yellow umbrella.
My brother told me that she was very beautiful, but I didn't think she would be that beautiful.
I have a brother and a sister. My brother lives in Tokyo and my sister lives in Nagano.
My brother usually calls me from Chicago on Tuesday evenings.
My little brother gets delirious when he's sleepy. He says the weirdest things.
If my brother were here, he would know what to do.

English word "brother"(brother) occurs in sets:

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3. brethren brethren


Snippy had the bluest blood of all his crab brethren.
Regarding the nuclear issues, our strategic weapons, including atomic bomb, hydrogen bomb, and intercontinental ballistic missiles, are only aimed at the United States, not our brethren.
If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

English word "brother"(brethren) occurs in sets:

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4. He's brother He's brother



English word "brother"(He's brother) occurs in sets:

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5. a man or boy in relation to other offspring of the same parents a man or boy in relation to other offspring of the same parents



English word "brother"(a man or boy in relation to other offspring of the same parents) occurs in sets:

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6. sister sister


She's Tom's sister.
I'm looking forward to visiting my sister in Los Angeles.
Just between you and me, do you love my sister?
He pinned responsibility for the accident on his sister.
Apart from my sister, my family doesn't watch TV.
My mother likes tulips very much and so does my sister.
I'm going off to Vancouver next week to see my sister.
Compared with her sister, she isn't very punctual.
My younger sister has two sons, which means I have two nephews.
If you can't take it, give up and do what I, your older sister, asked of you.
I took my little sister by the hand when we crossed the street.
I discouraged my sister from going out with the leader of the pack.
I realize that this may sound crazy, but I think I've fallen in love with your younger sister.
My sister will have finished her homework before she goes to Hokkaido.
My sister is always in such a hurry that she often leaves things behind.