BROTHER vs FATHER: NOUN
- A member of a religious congregation whose members do not receive the priesthood, but devote themselves to teaching or good works; also, a lay member of a community having priests.
- Figuratively, one who resembles another in manners or disposition.
- Often abbreviated bro., plural bros.
- [The plural form brethren is not now used in the sense of male children of the same parents, but only in the wider meanings of the word brother.]
- A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood.
- One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc.
- One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character.
- A humorous designation for the people of the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as “Brother Jonathan.”
- See under Blood.
- A male child descended from the same parents.
- A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
- A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
- A black male.
- Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
- Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order.
- Formal title for any male member of a religious or fraternal organization.
- An informal title used as part of another moniker:
- Son of the same parents as another person.
- A lay member of a religious order of men.
- A fellow member of the Christian church.
- Something, such as a corporation or institution, that is regarded as a member of a class.
- A fellow African-American man or boy.
- A close male friend; a comrade.
- A fellow member, as of a fraternity, trade union, or panel of judges on a court.
- A fellow man.
- A kinsman.
- One who shares a common ancestry, allegiance, character, or purpose with another or others, especially.
- In the plural form brethren, the designation of several Christian organizations, derived from the fact that the title was used by the primitive Christians in speaking of themselves; specifically, a sect of German Baptists, more popularly known as Dunkers.
- A male person, in his relation to another person or other persons of either sex born of the same parents; a male relative in the first degree of descent or mutual kinship: used also of the lower animals: the converse of sister. See brother-in-law and half-brother.
- A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- Used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
- A male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group)
- A male with the same parents as someone else
- A male person in his relation to any other person or persons of the same blood or ancestry; a member of a common family or race in his relation to all other members; in the plural, all members of a particular race, or of the human race in general, as regards each other.
- One of two or more men closely united without regard to personal kinship, as by a common interest; an associate; one of the same rank, profession, occupation, or belief, especially in law, religion, or organized charity.
- Specifically, as a translation of friar, a member of a mendicant order.
- A male having the same parents as another or one parent in common with another.
- (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
- God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
- A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
- A church father.
- A member of the senate in ancient Rome.
- A priest or clergyman in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches.
- Used as a title and form of address with or without the clergyman's name.
- The Sultan of Turkey.
- He who begets a child; the nearest male ancestor; a male parent: so called in relation to the child.
- A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a lineal male ancestor, especially the first ancestor; the progenitor or founder of a race, family, or line: as, Ishmael was the father of the Bedouins of the desert.
- One who through marriage or adoption occupies the position of a male parent; a father-in-law; a stepfather.
- One who exercises paternal care over another; a fatherly protector or provider.
- One of the leading men, as of a city.
- [capitalized] In orthodox Christian phraseology, the first person of the Trinity.
- A respectful title bestowed on a venerable man; an appellation of reverence or honor: as, Father Abraham.
- A title given to dignitaries of the Roman Catholic and Eastern churches, to officers of monasteries and commonly to monks in general, and to confessors and priests.
- A member of one of various Roman Catholic fraternities: as, Fathers of the Oratory, etc.
- The title of a senator in ancient Rome. See conscript fathers, under conscript.
- The eldest member of any profession, or of any body: as, father of the bar (the oldest practitioner of law); father of the House of Representatives or of the House of Commons (the man who has been a member of the body for the longest continuous period).
- In universities, originally, a regent master fulfilling certain functions toward an inceptor; now, a fellow of a college appointed to attend a university examination in the interest of the students of that college.
- One who creates, invents, originates, or establishes anything; the author, former, or contriver; a founder, director, or instructor; the first to practise any art; specifically, in the plural, the authors, founders, or first promoters of any great work, movement, or organization: as, Gutenberg was the father of printing; the fathers of the church (which see, below); the pilgrim fathers (see pilgrim); the fathers of the American Constitution.
- In general, any real or apparent generating cause or source; that which gives rise to anything; a mainspring or moving element in a system or a process: as, “the boy is father of the man.”
- [capitalized] The Supreme Being.
- A person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
- The head of an organized crime family
- The founder of a family
- (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
- A person who founds or establishes some institution
- A male whose sperm unites with an egg, producing an embryo.
- A male whose impregnation of a female results in the birth of a child.
- A man who adopts a child.
- A man who raises a child.
- A male parent of an animal.
- A male ancestor.
- A man who creates, originates, or founds something.
- A man who serves or is thought of as a protector.
- God.
- The first person of the Christian Trinity.
- `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
- An elderly or venerable man. Used as a title of respect.
BROTHER vs FATHER: VERB
- To treat as a brother.
- Make children
BROTHER vs FATHER: INTRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To provide the sperm that unites with an egg to produce (an embryo, fetus, or child).
- To act or serve as a father to (a child).
- To create, found, or originate.
- To act or serve as a father.
- To attribute the paternity, creation, or origin of.
BROTHER vs FATHER: TRANSITIVE VERB
- To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood.
- To make one's self the father of; to beget.
- To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.).
- To provide with a father.
BROTHER vs FATHER: OTHER WORD TYPES
- To relate as brothers; make kin.
- To consider or treat as a brother; address as a brother.
- Bearing a fraternal relation in a general sense; of the character of a brother: as, a brother man or magistrate.
- The best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome
- In the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church
- Make (offspring) by reproduction
- To beget as a father; become the father or progenitor of.
- To acknowledge or treat as a son or daughter; act as a father toward.
- To assume as one's own; profess or acknowledge one's self to be the owner or author of.
- To give a father to; furnish with a father.
- To ascribe or charge to one as his offspring or production; fix the generation or authorship of: with on or upon.
BROTHER vs FATHER: RELATED WORDS
- Father, Son, Nephew, Blood brother, Related to, Related, Crony, Fellow, Chum, Sidekick, Comrade, Pal, Buddy, Sister, Sister
- Beginner, Male parent, Father god, Church father, Bring forth, Beget, Get, Sire, Founder, Founding father, Padre, Begetter, Forefather, Mother, Mother
BROTHER vs FATHER: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Cousin, Father, Son, Nephew, Related to, Related, Crony, Fellow, Chum, Sidekick, Comrade, Pal, Buddy, Sister, Sister
- Engender, Beginner, Male parent, Church father, Bring forth, Beget, Get, Sire, Founder, Founding father, Padre, Begetter, Forefather, Mother, Mother
BROTHER vs FATHER: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- Surviving is his brother, Albert Jacobs of Tacoma.
- Retro Review: Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes?
- He who speaks evil of his brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law.
- Annie was very close to her brother as he was a very caring brother to her.
- The site found my brother and said my brother had a criminal record.
- Chicago policeman and his Kentucky hills brother hunt a mob enforcer for killing another brother.
- The younger Rodgers brother revealed that Aaron does not speak with his parents or brother.
- Predeceased by brother John O Regan, sister Ellen Reardon and brother Stanley Materna.
- Four years of hellish war followed in which brother fought against brother.
- Harrison has a twin brother Hudson and an older brother named Hayden.
- Show a picture representing the prodigal son and ask how the father in the story is like our Heavenly Father.
- Acknoledgement of Paternity, the legally presumed father can be replaced by the biological father on the birth certificate.
- Are there forms to disestablish the wrong father and establish the correct father at the same time?
- Even though the son rebels against his father, when he returns, broken and repentant, his father joyfully has mercy on him.
- Russian Father Christmas, is now considered to be her Grandfather rather than her father, as in the old story.
- First, my father led me from behind and I was riding on my father.
- But we will be getting the required amount as gift deeds from my father and father in law.
- Father, and that the Father is in me?
- League to the following: youngest father present, Brian Harper; oldest father present, Thedford Wood; and father with the most children present, Alan Price.
- Father Sullivan, Father Sharp, Father Downing, Sister Mary Elizabeth and Sister George!
BROTHER vs FATHER: QUESTIONS
- Why does the yakuza want his brother to reform his brother?
- What are the features of the brother pe550d brother embroidery machine?
- Is the brother mfcj485dw machine compatible with the brother lc203bk ink cartridge?
- What do you call the brother of your brother-in-law's husband?
- Why does the younger brother lose his older brother to a girl?
- Who said we came into the world like brother and brother?
- How do you say elder brother and younger brother in Japanese?
- How are you connected to your half brother and step brother?
- Why is Doodle's brother so unhappy with his brother?
- What is the Big Brother/Little Brother mentoring program?
- Who is the father of Microbiology and protozoology?
- Why is Durkheim considered the father of Sociology?
- What happened to father Kastner in 'the Conjuring'?
- Is Prince Andrew's father Lord Porchester the Queen's biological father?
- What do you say to your step father on father's day?
- Does Ellie know Morgan's father is not her biological father?
- Is Sean Astin's father really not his father after all?
- Who was the father of Samantha's Father on Bewitched?
- Why did Benita's father stare at her father blankly?
- What happened to Madeleine McCann's Father Father Pacheco?