English Explanatory Dictionary

brotherless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Without a brother.

Word forms

brotherless

Etymology

From Middle English brotherles, from Old English brōþorlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus, equivalent to brother + -less. Cognate with West Frisian broerleas (“brotherless”), Dutch broederloos (“brotherless”), German bruderlos (“brotherless”).

Derived words

brotherlessness
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