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brother-german

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A full brother: a brother born to the same mother and father, as distinguished from half brothers (uterine brothers), step-brothers, or 'brothers' established through relationships such as wardship.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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History

Etymology

From Middle English brother germain, equivalent to brother + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French frere germain and its etymon Classical Latin frāter germānus.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 親兄弟 /亲兄弟 (qīn xiōngdì) — brother by birth
  • Finnish: täysveli — brother by birth
  • German: leiblicher Bruder — brother by birth
  • Greek: αυτάδελφος (aftádelfos) — brother by birth
  • Old Irish: derbráthair — brother by birth
  • Latin: unigenus — brother by birth
  • Latin: germanus — brother by birth
  • Polish: rodzony brat — brother by birth
  • Portuguese: irmão de sangue — brother by birth
  • Portuguese: irmão germano — brother by birth
  • Russian: родно́й брат (rodnój brat) — brother by birth
  • Swedish: helbror — brother by birth
  • Swedish: sambror — brother by birth
  • Ukrainian: рі́дний брат (rídnyj brat) — brother by birth