brethren

[breth-rin]

plural noun

1. fellow members.

2. Archaic.,  brothers.

brethren

/ ˈbrɛðrɪn /

plural noun

1. archaic,  a plural of brother

2. fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc

Synonym Study

See brother.

Example Sentences

The league, as leagues do, will maintain this is still an emerging business that cannot approach the finances of the NBA and its brethren.

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There’s not too much of this kind of gay cliché, though Mr. Heizer is required to make his character an obvious target among his macho “brethren,” some of whom—shockingly—may be gay themselves.

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Its source was either from the government or her radical brethren, depending on the interview.

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These coaches are to be admired as they take on this arduous task with a lot less resources and financial compensation than many of their brethren at other CIF schools.

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At the end of the block, a decadelong vendor of Grand Central Market found its own brick-and-mortar location and is, like its former food-hall brethren, greatly affected by the week’s loss of business.

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Related Words

• relative 
• twin