n.
Pronunciation: ' j ə r-m ə n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English germain, from Anglo-French, from Latin germanus having the same parents, from germen
Date: 14th century
: having the same parents or the same grandparents on either the maternal or paternal side ― usually used after the noun which it modifies and joined to it by a hyphen <brother- german > <cousin- german >