brother
derNounder Bruder
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein Junge, der von derselben Amme wie ein anderer Junge gestillt wurde.
- English meaning
- Foster brother (nursed by the same wet nurse)
- Synonym
- keine
- German example
- Sie waren Milchbrüder, da sie von derselben Amme aufgezogen wurden.
- English example
- They were foster brothers, as they were raised by the same wet nurse.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Milchbruder
- Plural Form
- die Milchbrüder
Related words
- Bruder
brother
- Frater
brother
- Schwager
brother-in-law
- bruderlos
brotherless
- Schwiegerschwager
brother-in-law
- brüderlich
brotherly
- Brüderlichkeit
brotherhood
- Bruderschaft
brotherhood
- Schwägerschaft
brother-in-law
- Vaterbruder
father-brother
- Mutterbruder
mother's brother
- verbrüdern
capable of becoming brotherly
- Blutsbrüderschaft
blood brotherhood
- verbrüdern
to become brothers with
- Bruder
little brother
- Gammelbruder
old brother
- Zwillingsbruder
twin brother
- Blutsbruder
blood brother
- verpetzen
to snitch, to tell on someone
- aus dem gleichen Holz geschnitzt sein
Cut from the same cloth
- anschreien
To yell at
- böse
Angry
- farbenblind
Colorblind
- Schwester
Sister
- wütend
angry
- Bruderschaft
brotherhood, fraternity
- Halbbruder
A half-brother is a male relative who shares only one parent with oneself, either the mother or the father.
- Blutsbruder
Blood brother
- Blutsbrüderschaft
Blood brotherhood
- Vorrecht
Prerogative
- Schwippschwager
Brother-in-law (of spouse)
- Geschwister
Siblings
- Freimaurerei
Freemasonry
- Rotkopf
Redhead is a colloquial term for a person with red hair.
- Schwiegerschwager
Co-brother-in-law
- Schwippschwägerin
A Schwippschwägerin is the wife of the brother or brother-in-law of one's spouse.
- Zwillingsbruder
twin brother
- Nervensäge
nuisance
- Zerwürfnis
A falling-out is a serious and lasting disagreement or quarrel between people.
- Mitbruder
Fellow brother
- Brudermörder
A fratricide is a person who has killed their brother.
- Bluträcher
Avenger
- Schwäher
Brother-in-law
- Verzichtleistung
A waiver is the deliberate and voluntary act of relinquishing something one has a right or claim to.
- glattbügeln
To iron out
- legasthen
A person who suffers from dyslexia has difficulty reading and writing, although their intelligence is normal.
- asthmatisch
Asthmatic
- unähnlich
Dissimilar means that two or more things are not similar or have differences.
- Apposition
An apposition is an additional explanation or clarifying addition to a noun or noun phrase.
Example sentences with “brother”
My brother lives in Berlin. (Mein Bruder wohnt in Berlin.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the plural of 'Bruder'?
The plural is 'die Brüder'. Note the umlaut on the 'u'.