brother-german
Meanings
noun
- A full brother: a brother born to the same mother and father, as distinguished from half brothers (uterine brothers), step-brothers, or 'brothers' established through relationships such as wardship.
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Etymology
From Middle English brother germain, equivalent to brother + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French frere germain and its etymon Classical Latin frāter germānus.
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