fraternal
[ fruh-tur-nl ]
/ frəˈtɜr nl /
adjective
of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
of or being a society of men associated in brotherly union, as for mutual aid or benefit: a fraternal order; a fraternal association.
Origin of fraternal
OTHER WORDS FROM fraternal
Words nearby fraternal
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fraternal twin,
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British Dictionary definitions for fraternal
fraternal
/ (frəˈtɜːnəl) /
adjective
of or suitable to a brother; brotherly
of or relating to a fraternity
designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same or opposite sex that developed from two separate fertilized ova
Compare identical (def. 3)
Derived forms of fraternal
fraternalism, noun fraternally, adverbWord Origin for fraternal
C15: from Latin
frāternus, from
frāter brother
Medical definitions for fraternal
fraternal
[ frə-tûr′nəl ]
adj.
Of or relating to brothers.
Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic.