noun
Meaning 1
One's colleague ("brother" in the same craft, occupation, or society).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- My co-brethren of the quill.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
co-brother
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noun
Meaning 2
One's wife's sister's husband.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- Proto-Indo-European *bhréh2tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brother English co-brother From co- + brother.