brethren
[ breth -rin ]
/ ˈbrɛð rɪn /
plural noun
fellow members.
Archaic. brothers.
Words nearby brethren
bresson, brest, brest litovsk, bretagne, bretelle, brethren, breton, breton lace, bretonneau, brett, bretton woods conference
synonym study for brethren
1, 2. See brother.
Definition for brethren (2 of 2)
brother
[ bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur ]
/ ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
noun, plural brothers, (Archaic) brethren.
interjection
Slang. (used to express disappointment, disgust, or surprise).
Origin of brother
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brōthor; cognate with Dutch broeder, German Bruder, Old Norse brōthir, Gothic brothar, Sanskrit bhrātṛ, Greek phrā́tēr, Latin frāter, Old Irish bráthair, OCS bratrŭ
OTHER WORDS FROM brother
broth·er·less, adjectivebroth·er·like, adjectivesynonym study for brother
1. Brothers, brethren are plurals of brother. Brothers are kinsmen, sons of the same parents: My mother lives with my brothers. Brethren, now archaic in the foregoing sense, is used of male members of a congregation or of a fraternal organization: The brethren will meet at the church.
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British Dictionary definitions for brethren (1 of 2)
brethren
/ (ˈbrɛðrɪn) /
pl n
archaic a plural of brother
fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc
British Dictionary definitions for brethren (2 of 2)
brother
/ (ˈbrʌðə) /
noun plural brothers or archaic except when referring to fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc brethren
a male person having the same parents as another person
short for half-brother, stepbrother
- a male person belonging to the same group, profession, nationality, trade union, etc, as another or others; fellow member
- (as modifier)brother workers
comrade; friend: used as a form of address
Christianity
- a member of a male religious order who undertakes work for the order without actually being in holy orders
- a lay member of a male religious order
interjection
slang an exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment, etc
Word Origin for brother
Old English brōthor; related to Old Norse brōthir, Old High German bruoder, Latin frāter, Greek phratēr, Sanskrit bhrātar
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