brother-german

See also: brother german

English

Alternative forms

• brother german

Noun

brother-german (plural brothers-german) (archaic)

1. A full brother: a brother born to the same mother and father, as distinguished from half brothers (uterine brothers), step-brothers, or 'brothers' established through relationships such as wardship.

Synonyms

• full brother, full-brother

Hypernyms

• relative; sibling; brother
• (in some contexts): blood brother, blood-brother

Related terms

• sister-german; cousin-german

Translations

brother by birth

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 親兄弟／亲兄弟 (qīn xiōngdì)

• Finnish: täysveli
• German: leiblicher Bruder m
• Greek: αυτάδελφος (el) m (aftádelfos)
• Irish:

  Old Irish: derbráthair m

• Latin: unigenus, germanus (la)
• Portuguese: irmão de sangue m, irmão germano m
• Russian: родно́й брат m (rodnój brat)
• Swedish: helbror (sv), sambror
• Ukrainian: рі́дний брат m (rídnyj brat)