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

Need another word that means the same as “brothers”? Find 7 synonyms and 30 related words for “brothers” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Brothers” are: buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick, blood brother, comrade

Brothers as a Noun

Definitions of "Brothers" as a noun

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

• (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address.
• A male with the same parents as someone else.
• Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement.
• A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group.
• A title given to a monk and used as form of address.
• A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.

Synonyms of "Brothers" as a noun (7 Words)

blood brother	The fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets.
buddy	A working companion with whom close cooperation is required. I m working on it buddy.
chum	A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. An old school chum.
comrade	A fellow member of the Communist Party. Comrades in arms.
crony	A close friend or companion. He went gambling with his cronies.
pal	Used as a form of address, especially to indicate anger or aggression. We ve been pals for a long time.
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 "Brothers" as a noun

• My brother still lives with our parents.
• None of his brothers would betray him.

Associations of "Brothers" (30 Words)

acquaintance	Acquaintances considered collectively. The pupils had little acquaintance with the language.
aunt	An unrelated adult female friend, especially of a child. 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	Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement. Comrades in arms.
cousin	A person in one’s wider extended family, to whom one is not closely related. Our American cousins.
crony	A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. He went gambling with his cronies.
daughter	A thing personified as a daughter in relation to its origin or source. A daughter of the dry savannas of Africa.
elder	A member of a senate or governing body. She was two years his elder.
familial	Relating to or occurring in a family or its members. Certain diseases are familial.
family	The children of a person or couple being discussed. She has the sole responsibility for a large family.
fraternal	(of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova. His lack of fraternal feeling shocked me.
friend	Add someone to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website. They are friends of the library.
grandma	The mother of your father or mother. Grandma Wendy.
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. He lost the mate to his shoe.
maternal	Characteristic of a mother- Dorothy Sayers. Warm maternal affection for her guest.
mother	A woman who has given birth to a child also used as a term of address to your mother. She mothered her husband insisting he should take cod liver oil in the winter.
nephew	A son of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
niece	A daughter of your brother or sister.
pal	Become friends; act friendly towards. She palled up with some English chaps.
parent	Be or act as a parent to a child. Stems will root down creating a new crown near the parent.
paternal	Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent. A paternal aunt.
sibling	A person’s brother or sister.
sister	A woman or girl in relation to other daughters and sons of her parents. Securicor and its sister company Securicor Services.
sisterhood	A religious society of women who live together as sisters (especially an order of nuns. Canadian feminists acknowledge their sisterhood with women around the globe.
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	Of a crystal twinned. The hotel has 54 rooms of which 4 are twins.
uncle	A pawnbroker. He visited his uncle.