BROTHER: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BROTHER?

Need another word that means the same as “brother”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “brother” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brother” are: buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick, blood brother, comrade, male sibling, colleague, associate, companion, partner, comrade-in-arms, co-worker, fellow, friend, monk, cleric, friar, religious, regular, monastic, contemplative

Brother as a Noun

Definitions of "Brother" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “brother” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A male with the same parents as someone else.
• (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address.
• A thing which resembles or is connected to another thing.
• Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement.
• A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
• A (male) fellow Christian.
• A male associate or fellow member of an organization.
• A member of a religious order of men.
• A title given to a monk and used as form of address.
• A man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents.
• A black man (often used as a term of address by other black people.
• A member of a fundamentalist Protestant denomination.
• A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group.

Synonyms of "Brother" as a noun (23 Words)

associate	Any event that usually accompanies or is closely connected with another. The patient was asked to commit to memory a list of five paired associates.
blood brother	A dissolute man in fashionable society.
buddy	A person who befriends and helps another with an incapacitating disease, typically AIDS. I m working on it buddy.
chum	A close friend. It s your own fault chum.
cleric	A priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one.
co-worker	An associate that one works with.
colleague	A person who is member of one’s class or profession. The surgeon consulted his colleagues.
companion	A traveler who accompanies you. A traveller s companion.
comrade	(among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization. Hewett turned and rushed to help his comrade.
comrade-in-arms	The official symbols of a family, state, etc.
contemplative	A person devoted to the contemplative life.
crony	A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. He went gambling with his cronies.
fellow	A boy or man. One eye was blue but its fellow was brown.
friar	A male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms.
friend	One’s close relatives. We were close friends.
male sibling	The capital of Maldives in the center of the islands.
monastic	A monk or other follower of a monastic rule.
monk	A male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
pal	Used as a form of address, especially to indicate anger or aggression. Back off pal.
partner	A person who is a member of a partnership. How you doing partner.
regular	A regular member of the armed forces. The absence of four first team regulars.
religious	A member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience.
sidekick	A person’s assistant or close associate, especially one who has less authority than that person. Sherlock Holmes bumbling sidekick Watson.

Usage Examples of "Brother" as a noun

• My brother still lives with our parents.
• A Benedictine brother.
• There I was with one white boy and this other brother.
• None of his brothers would betray him.
• The Plymouth Brethren.
• The time is coming, brothers, for us to act.
• The machine is almost identical to its larger brother.
• He recognized her from her strong resemblance to her brother.

Associations of "Brother" (30 Words)

acquaintance	Acquaintances considered collectively. I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert.
aunt	The sister of one’s father or mother or the wife of one’s uncle. She was brought up by her aunt and uncle.
avuncular	Relating to the relationship between men and the children of their siblings. He was avuncular reassuring and trustworthy.
buddy	A working companion with whom close cooperation is required. I decided to buddy up to them.
comrade	A friend who is frequently in the company of another. An old college comrade.
cousin	A title formerly used by a sovereign in addressing another sovereign or a noble of their own country. The new motorbikes are not proving as popular as their four wheel cousins.
crony	A close friend or companion. He went gambling with his cronies.
daughter	A thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source. As radon gas decays it produces daughters that attach themselves to dust particles.
elder	(of one or more out of a group of associated people) of a greater age. Schoolchildren were no less fascinated than their elders.
familial	Occurring among members of a family usually by heredity. Familial relationships.
family	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera. His family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower.
fraternal	(of twins) developed from separate ova and therefore genetically distinct and not necessarily of the same sex or more similar than other siblings. A network of political clubs and fraternal organizations.
friend	Add someone to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website. He was my best friend at the university.
grandma	One’s grandmother. Grandma didn't stop talking.
grandparent	A parent of your father or mother. It must be a great blessing to have Chloe s grandparents living nearby.
kinsfolk	People descended from a common ancestor.
mate	South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. The four cylinder engine is mated to a five speed gearbox.
maternal	Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent. Maternal care.
mother	A term of address for a mother superior. Necessity is the mother of invention.
nephew	A son of your brother or sister.
niece	A daughter of your brother or sister.
pal	A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. Back off pal.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. The parents of the bride.
paternal	Characteristic of a father. His father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters.
sibling	A person’s brother or sister.
sister	A fellow woman seen in relation to feminist issues. Textile unions are showing solidarity with their brothers and sisters in the developing world.
sisterhood	The relationship between sisters. Much of sisterhood is about sharing lipsticks.
stepmother	A woman who is the wife or partner of one’s father after the divorce or separation of one’s parents or the death of one’s mother.
twin	Grow as twins. We have twin and three bedded rooms.
uncle	A pawnbroker. He visited his uncle.