brother
A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).
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we think he's her brother? she loves him much more than he likes her 🤣
Last night I dreamed about Kanata's brother......... THE BETRAYAL 😭😭😭
tbf Charles is actually a decent old stick - he was the brother-in-law of a dear late ex of mine and I used to see quite a lot of him. The Telegraph columns are definitely his more colourful side.
My white British middle class gay brother is heading off to Disney Florida with his husband today. I really don't know what to think of this. Genuinely complicated feelings. Worry about his safety but also reflecting…
Well listen here my lover I have had enough and I can tell you brother
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A male having at least one parent in common with another person (see half-brother, stepbrother).
: You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.
“we think he's her brother? she loves him much more than he likes her 🤣”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Last night I dreamed about Kanata's brother......... THE BETRAYAL 😭😭😭”
— Bluesky· May 2026“tbf Charles is actually a decent old stick - he was the brother-in-law of a dear late ex of mine and I used to see quite a lot of him. The Telegraph columns are definitely his more colourful side.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“My white British middle class gay brother is heading off to Disney Florida with his husband today. I really don't know what to think of this. Genuinely complicated feelings. Worry about his safety but also reflecting on his relative privilege.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Well listen here my lover I have had enough and I can tell you brother”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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Son of the same parents as another person.
"brother" means: Son of the same parents as another person.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"brother" means: Son of the same parents as another person.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
“have a brother named Jake, but we're not”
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A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
Thank you, brother.
“i was listening to the radio the other day and my little brother made fun of for asking where the economy section is at the sex store. false advertisement methinks.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“People that have been on reality tv shows. How’s life post show!! Just wondering what life is like for people post reality tv shows. \- MAFS \- Farmer wants a wife \- Big Brother Etc etc Especially if you’re a person that Australia completely turned against. Do you get heckled in the streets and the like.”
— r/AskAnAustralian· May 2026“My brother finally put his iPad down! I'm so happy!”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“What to do with my brother So above my bed there's is s Little storage where some books are kept, my brother wanted something so he stepped on my bed , I had just spread a new bedsheet so I said to him to remove it first he literally instead of complying stomped the whole pristine bedsheet with his dirty feet 💔 PS: he is elder to me”
— r/teenagers· May 2026“have a brother named Jake, but we're not”
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