brethren
[ breth -rin ]
/ ˈbrɛð rɪn /
plural noun
fellow members.
Archaic.
brothers.
synonym study for brethren
1, 2. See
brother.
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Definition for brethren (2 of 2)
brother
[ bruhth -er or for 9, bruhth -ur ]
/ ˈbrʌð ər or for 9, ˈbrʌðˈɜr /
noun, plural brothers, (Archaic) brethren.
interjection
Slang.
(used to express disappointment, disgust, or surprise).
Origin of brother
before 1000; Middle English; Old English
brōthor; cognate with Dutch
broeder, German
Bruder, Old Norse
brōthir, Gothic
brothar, Sanskrit
bhrātṛ, Greek
phrā́tēr, Latin
frāter, Old Irish
bráthair, OCS
bratrŭ
synonym study for brother
1.
Brothers,
brethren are plurals of
brother.
Brothers are kinsmen, sons of the same parents:
My mother lives with my brothers.
Brethren, now archaic in the foregoing sense, is used of male members of a congregation or of a fraternal organization:
The brethren will meet at the church.
OTHER WORDS FROM brother
broth·er·less, adjective broth·er·like, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for brethren
British Dictionary definitions for brethren (1 of 2)
brethren
/ (ˈbrɛðrɪn) /
pl n
archaic a plural of brother
fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc
British Dictionary definitions for brethren (2 of 2)
brother
/ (ˈbrʌðə) /
noun plural brothers or archaic except when referring to fellow members of a religion, sect, society, etc brethren
a male person having the same parents as another person
short for half-brother, stepbrother
- a male person belonging to the same group, profession, nationality, trade union, etc, as another or others; fellow member
- (as modifier)brother workers
comrade; friend: used as a form of address
Christianity
- a member of a male religious order who undertakes work for the order without actually being in holy orders
- a lay member of a male religious order
interjection
slang
an exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment, etc
Word Origin for brother
Old English
brōthor; related to Old Norse
brōthir, Old High German
bruoder, Latin
frāter, Greek
phratēr, Sanskrit
bhrātar