A male person who has the same parents as you.
Homme ou garçon enfant du même père et de la même mère qu’un ou plusieurs autre(s) individu(s) ; membre masculin d’une adelphie.
Countable noun. Plural: brothers. Common collocations: older brother, younger brother, big brother, brother-in-law (your spouse's brother or your sibling's husband). The informal word is 'bro'.
'Big Brother' in English culture now has two meanings: the eldest brother, and a reference to government surveillance from George Orwell's novel 1984. 'Brotherhood' means a close bond between people who share common values or goals.
Example Sentences
"The girl reads a book to her brother."
🇨🇦 "La fille lit un livre à son frère."
"The boy lies with his brother."
🇨🇦 "Le garçon est couché avec son frère."