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A brother (pl.: brothers or brethren) is a man or boy who shares one or more parents with another; a male sibling. [1] The female counterpart is a sister. Although the term typically refers to a familial relationship, it is sometimes used endearingly to refer to non-familial relationships. [2] A full brother is a first degree relative.
A male sibling is a brother, and a female sibling is a sister. A person with no siblings is an only child. A sister (female sibling) carrying her brother (male sibling). While some circumstances can cause siblings to be raised separately (such as foster care), most societies have siblings grow up together.
Fratricide – the act of killing a brother (Latin: frater "brother"); also, in military context, death by friendly fire. Honour killing – the act of murdering a family member perceived to have brought disgrace to the family. Infanticide – the act of killing a child within the first year of their life.
Byblis obsessed with her brother Caunos [1]. Brother complex (Japanese: ブラザーコンプレックス) refers to a state of strong attachment and obsession to brothers.It is also commonly abbreviated as "brocon" (ブラコン), [2] [3] [4] and in this case, it is also used for brothers and sisters who have a strong attachment and obsession to their brothers.
The definition was to be expanded from "a remaining spouse, sexual cohabitant, partner, step-parent or step-child, parent-in-law or child-in-law, or an individual related by blood whose close association is an equivalent of a family relationship who was accepted by the deceased as a child of his/her family" to include "any person who had ...
A Religious Brother (abbreviated Br. or Bro.) is a lay member of a religious institute or religious order who commits himself to following Christ in consecrated life of the Church, usually by the vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.
Brother, a male sibling; Brother (Christian), the title used for a monk in certain monastic orders Lay brother, a monk primarily focused on secular work rather than prayer and worship; Orthodox brotherhood, also Bratstva, members of an urban Eastern Orthodox community in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Bro culture is a subculture of young people (originally young men, hence "brother culture") [1] who spend time partying with others like themselves. [2] Although the original image of the bro lifestyle is associated with sports apparel and fraternities, it lacks a consistent definition.