■ noun
1》 a man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents.
2》 a male associate or fellow member of an organization.
3》 N. Amer. informal a black man.
4》 something which resembles or is equivalent to another.
5》 ( plural also brethren ) Christian Church a (male) fellow Christian.
↘a member of a religious order of men.
■ exclamation chiefly N. Amer. used to express annoyance or surprise.
Derivatives
~liness noun
~ly adjective
Origin
OE brōthor , of Gmc origin.