English-Thai Dictionary

brother

N พี่ชาย หรือ น้องชาย  sibling sister pi-chai-rue-nong-chai

 

brother-in-law

N พี่เขย หรือ น้องเขย  sister-in-law pi-kei-rue-nong-kei

 

brotherhood

N พวกพ้อง เดียวกัน  fellowship hostility puak-pong-diaol-kan

 

brotherinlaw

N พี่ หรือ น้องเขย  pi-rue-nong-khei

 

brotherly

ADJ เป็น พี่ เป็น น้อง  fraternal pen-pi-pen-nong

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BROTHER

n.plu. brothers or brethren. [L. frater. ] 1. A human male born of the same father and mother. A male by one of the parents only is called a half-brother, or brother of the half blood.
2. Any one closely united; an associate; as a band of brothers.
3. One that resembles another in manners.
He that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18:9.
In scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote that a son of the same parents; as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. Persons of the same profession call each other brother, as judges, clergymen, professors of religion, members of societies united in a common cause, monks and the like.
Kings give to each other the title of brother. They address their congregations by the title of brethren. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for man in general; all men being children of the same primitive ancestors, and forming one race of beings.
Brother-german is a brother by the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, or by the mother only.

 

BROTHERHOOD

n.[brother and hood. ] The state or quality of being a brother. 1. An association of men for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.
2. A class of men of the same kind, profession, or occupation.

 

BROTHERLESS

a.Without a brother.

 

BROTHERLIKE

a.Becoming a brother.

 

BROTHERLOVE

n.Brotherly affection.

 

BROTHERLY

a.Pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming brothers; kind; affectionate; as brotherly love. Shakespeare uses this word as an adverb. "I speak but brotherly. " But the use is not authorized.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BROTHER

Broth "er, n.; pl. Brothers or Brethren. See Brethren. Etym: [OE. brother, AS. bro; akin to OS. brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel. bro, Sw. & Dan. broder, Goth. bro, Ir. brathair, W. brawd, pl. brodyr, Lith. brolis, Lett. brahlis, Russ. brat', Pol. & Serv. brat, OSlav. brat, L. frater, Skr. bhrat, Zend. bratar brother, Gr. Brothers; in the solemn style, Brethren, OE. pl. brether, bretheren, AS. dat. sing. bre, nom. pl. bro, bro. sq. root258. Cf. Frair, Fraternal. ]

 

1. A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood. Two of us in the churchyard lie, My sister and my brother. Wordsworth.

 

2. One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc. ; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawers, professors of religion, etc. "A brother of your order. " Shak. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers, For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother. Shak.

 

3. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Prov. xviii. 9.That April morn Of this the very brother. Wordsworth.

 

Note: In Scripture, the term brother is applied to a kinsman by blood more remote than a son of the same parents, as in the case of Abraham and Lot, Jacob and Laban. In a more general sense, brother or brethren is used for fellow-man or fellow-men.For of whom such massacre Make they but of their brethren, men of men Milton. Brother Jonathan, a humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as "Brother Jonathan. " -- Blood brother. See under Blood.

 

BROTHER

Broth "er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Brothered.]

 

Defn: To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood. Sir W. Scott.

 

BROTHER GERMAN

BROTHER GERMAN Broth "er ger "man. (Law )

 

Defn: A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only. Bouvier.

 

BROTHERHOOD

Broth "er *hood, n. Etym: [Brother + -hood. ]

 

1. The state of being brothers or a brother.

 

2. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a fraternity.

 

3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood.

 

4. Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind. A brotherhood of venerable trees. Wordsworth.

 

Syn. -- Fraternity; association; fellowship; sodality.

 

BROTHER-IN-LAW

Broth "er-in-law `, n.; pl. Brothers-in-law (.

 

Defn: The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.

 

BROTHERLINESS

BROTHERLINESS Broth "er *li *ness, n.

 

Defn: The state or quality of being brotherly.

 

BROTHERLY

BROTHERLY Broth "er *ly, a.

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as, brotherly love.

 

Syn. -- Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender.

 

BROTHERLY

BROTHERLY Broth "er *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. "I speak but brotherly of him. " Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

brother

broth er |ˈbrəT͟Hər ˈbrəðər | ▶noun 1 a man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents. • a male associate or fellow member of an organization: fraternity brothers. • (also brotha or brutha ) informal a black man (chiefly used as a term of address among black people ). • a fellow human being. • a thing that resembles or is connected to another thing: the machine is almost identical to its larger brother. 2 ( pl. also brethren |ˈbreT͟Hrin | ) Christian Church a (male ) fellow Christian. • a member of a religious order or congregation of men: a Benedictine brother. ▶exclam. used to express annoyance or surprise. PHRASES brothers in arms soldiers fighting together, esp. in a war. ORIGIN Old English brōthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broeder and German Bruder, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frater .

 

brother-german

brother-german ▶noun ( pl. brothers-german ) archaic a brother sharing both parents, as opposed to a half-brother or stepbrother.

 

brotherhood

broth er hood |ˈbrəT͟Hərˌho͝od ˈbrəðərˌhʊd | ▶noun 1 the relationship between brothers. • the feeling of kinship with and closeness to a group of people or all people: a gesture of solidarity and brotherhood. 2 an association, society, or community of people linked by a common interest, religion, or trade: a religious brotherhood. • a labor union. ORIGIN Middle English: probably from obsolete brotherred (based on Old English -rǣden ‘condition, state ’; compare with kindred ). The change of suffix was due to association with words ending in -hood and -head 1 .

 

brother-in-law

broth er-in-law |ˈbrəðər ən ˌlɔ | ▶noun ( pl. brothers-in-law ) the brother of one's wife or husband. • the husband of one's sister or sister-in-law.

 

brotherly

broth er ly ▶adjective typical of how brothers behave toward each other; fraternal: he and I had such a brotherly bond. • showing affection and concern; affectionate: you could feel the warmth and the brotherly kindness. DERIVATIVES broth er li ness noun

 

brotherly love

broth er ly love ▶noun feelings of humanity and compassion toward one's fellow humans.

 

Oxford Dictionary

brother

brother |ˈbrʌðə | ▶noun 1 a man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents. • a male associate or fellow member of an organization: the time is coming, brothers, for us to act. • (also brotha or brutha ) N. Amer. informal a black man (often used as a term of address by other black people ). • a thing which resembles or is connected to another thing: the machine is almost identical to its larger brother. 2 ( pl. also brethren |ˈbrɛðrɪn | ) Christian Church a (male ) fellow Christian. • a member of a religious order of men: a Benedictine brother. • a member of a fundamentalist Protestant denomination: the Plymouth Brethren. ▶exclamation chiefly N. Amer. used to express annoyance or surprise. PHRASES be one's brother's keeper be responsible for the behaviour of a relative, friend, or associate: we are, it seems, at last becoming a world in which each of us is our brother's keeper. brothers in arms soldiers fighting together on the same side. ORIGIN Old English brōthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broeder and German Bruder, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frater .

 

brother-german

brother-german ▶noun ( pl. brothers-german ) archaic a brother sharing both parents, as opposed to a half-brother or stepbrother.

 

brotherhood

brother |hood |ˈbrʌðəhʊd | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the relationship between brothers. • the feeling of kinship with and closeness to a group of people or all people: a gesture of solidarity and brotherhood. 2 an association or community of people linked by a common interest, religion, or trade: a religious brotherhood. • N. Amer. a trade union. ORIGIN Middle English: probably from obsolete brotherred (based on Old English -rǣden ‘condition, state ’; compare with kindred ). The change of suffix was due to association with words ending in -hood and -head 1 .

 

brother-in-law

brother-in-law ▶noun ( pl. brothers-in-law ) the brother of one's wife or husband. • the husband of one's sister or sister-in-law.

 

brotherly

brother ¦ly |ˈbrʌðəli | ▶adjective typical of how brothers behave towards each other; fraternal: he and I had such a brotherly bond. • showing affection and concern; affectionate: you could feel the warmth and the brotherly kindness. DERIVATIVES brotherliness noun

 

brotherly love

brother ¦ly love ▶noun [ mass noun ] feelings of humanity and compassion towards one's fellow humans.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

brother

brother noun 1 then Steve and his brother Dan showed up: sibling; informal bro, sib. 2 they were brothers in crime: comrade, colleague, partner, associate, fellow, friend; informal pal, chum, mate. 3 a brother of the order: monk, cleric, friar, religious, monastic. WORD LINKS fraternal relating to or like a brother Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

brotherhood

brotherhood noun 1 the ideals of justice and brotherhood: comradeship, fellowship, brotherliness, fraternalism, kinship; camaraderie, friendship. 2 a masonic brotherhood: society, fraternity, association, alliance, union, league, guild, order, body, community, club, lodge, circle.

 

brotherly

brotherly adjective 1 brotherly rivalry: fraternal, sibling. 2 brotherly love: friendly, comradely; affectionate, amicable, kind, devoted, loyal.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

brother

brother noun 1 she had a younger brother named William: male sibling; informal bro. 2 they were brothers in crime: colleague, associate, companion, partner, comrade, comrade-in-arms, co-worker, fellow, friend; French confrère; informal pal, chum; Brit. informal mate; archaic compeer. 3 a brother of the Order: monk, cleric, friar, religious, regular, monastic, contemplative. WORD LINKS brother fraternal relating to a brother fratricide killing of one's brother or sister Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

brotherhood

brotherhood noun 1 we hold the same ideals of justice and brotherhood: comradeship, fellowship, brotherliness, fraternalism, kinship; companionship, camaraderie, friendship, amity, rapport; French esprit de corps. 2 a Masonic brotherhood: society, association, union, alliance, institution, league, guild, coalition, affiliation, consortium, fraternity, order, body, community, club, syndicate, circle, lodge, clan, set, clique, coterie; rare sodality.

 

brotherly

brotherly adjective 1 brotherly rivalry: fraternal, sibling. 2 he spoke of brotherly love: friendly, affectionate, amicable, kind, kindly, devoted, loving, loyal, cordial, sympathetic, comradely; philanthropic, charitable, altruistic; informal chummy, pally.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

brother

broth er /brʌ́ðə r /(名 )brotherhood, (形 )brotherly 名詞 複 ～s /-z /; 3 では ｟まれ ｠に , 6 ではしばしばbrethren /bréðr (ə )n /C 1 兄弟 , 兄, 弟 (↔sister ; →sibling )▸ I want you to meet my brother Jimmy .僕の兄弟のジミーを紹介するよ ▸ I don't have any brothers or sisters .僕には兄弟姉妹はいない ▸ one's twin brother 双子の兄 [弟 ]▸ the Johnson brothers ≒｟かたく ｠the brothers Johnson ジョンソン兄弟 ▸ Sam is like a brother to me .サムは, 僕にとってはまるで兄弟みたいな (親しい )存在だ 語法 brotherとsister 1 英語では通例兄弟, 姉妹の区別を意識しないが, 特定する場合, 兄 [姉 ]はolder [big, ｟主に英 ｠elder ] brother [sister ], 弟 [妹 ]はyounger [little, baby ] brother [sister ]という .2 英語では兄弟姉妹への呼びかけにはbrother, sisterは用いず, 本人の名前を用いる .2 異父 [母 ]兄弟 (→half brother ); まま兄弟 (→stepbrother ).3 a. 〖時に呼びかけで 〗(男の )同僚, 同志 ; 同胞, 同国人 ;｟ 米 黒人 ｠黒人同胞 (!女性も含む場合はbrothers and sisters; ｟男女共用 ｠colleagues, comrades, friends ) ▸ Brothers and sisters, we must do whatever we can for our country .同胞諸君, 私たちは母国のためにできることは何でもしなくてはならない ▸ brothers in arms 戦友 b. 〖時に呼びかけで 〗(同一組合 協会 学会などの )会員仲間, 同業者 (｟男女共用 ｠colleague, comrade, friend ); ｟米 ｠男子大学生クラブ (fraternity )のメンバー .c. 〖形容詞的に 〗同胞の, 同僚の .4 (男の )親友 .5 ｟話 ｠〖単数形で; 呼びかけで 〗ねえ, だんな ▸ Brother , would you do me a favor? だんな, ちょっと手を貸してやっちゃもらえませんかい 6 〖時に呼びかけで; しばしばB -〗(同じ宗教の )信者仲間 ;〖肩書き; B- 〗修道士 .7 〖Brothers; 名詞 の後で固有名詞の一部として 〗…ブラザーズ (!兄弟経営の会社 店の名前の一部として; ｟略 ｠Bros .) ▸ Warner Brothers ワーナーブラザーズ 〘米国の映画 音楽 出版会社 〙間投詞 ｟米 やや古 ｠ちくしょう, 何てことだ (!落胆 驚きなどを表して ) ▸ Oh, brother , not again! おいおい, またかよ ～̀ g é rman 同父母兄弟 〘実の兄弟 〙.B -̀ J ó nathan ＝Jonathan 3 .～̀ ú terine 異父兄弟 .

 

brotherhood

broth er hood /brʌ́ðə r hʊ̀d /名詞 1 〖集合的に; ｟英 ｠では単複両扱い 〗(共通の宗教 政治 職業に従事する )団体, 組合, 同胞団 ; ｟米 やや古 ｠労働組合 (｟男女共用 ｠association, society, community ).2 U «…の間の » 兄弟 [友好 ]関係, きずな ; 兄弟愛, 人類愛, 友情, 仲間意識, 忠誠心 (｟男女共用 ｠amity, friendship, companionship ) «between » .3 〖the ～; 集合的に 〗(共通の職業 目的に従事する )同業者, 仲間, 同僚 (｟男女共用 ｠colleagues, comrades, friends ).

 

brother-in-law

br ó ther-in-l à w 名詞 複 brothers- , ｟まれ ｠-laws C 〖しばしばone 's ～〗義理の兄 [弟 ] (!「自分の配偶者の兄弟 」をさすが, 広義で 「姉妹や義理の姉妹の夫 」にも用いる; →family ) .

 

brotherly

br ó th er ly 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 兄弟の .2 愛情を込めた ; 優しい .br ó ther li ness 名詞