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BLOOD BROTHER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("blood brother" is a kind of...):

ally; friend (an associate who provides cooperation or assistance)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A male with the same parents as someone else

Example:

my brother still lives with our parents

Synonyms:

blood brother; brother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("blood brother" is a kind of...):

male sibling (a sibling who is male)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blood brother"):

big brother (an older brother)

little brother (a younger brother)

half-brother; half brother; stepbrother (a brother who has only one parent in common with you)

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