English Explanatory Dictionary

fraternal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
  2. Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
  3. Platonic or friendly.
  4. Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.
noun
  1. A society formed to provide mutual aid, such as insurance.
  2. A fraternal twin.

Pronunciation

/fɹəˈtɝnəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fraternal.wav

Word forms

fraternal more fraternal most fraternal fraternall fraternals

Etymology

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Borrowed from Middle French fraternel, from Medieval Latin frāternālis (“fraternal”), from Latin frāternus (“of or pertaining to a brother, fraternal”), from frāter (“brother”).

Synonyms

brotherly

Related words

frater frater house fraternalisation fraternalise fraternality fraternisation fraternise fraternity fratery fratricidal fratricide fratry

Derived words

fraternal birth order effect fraternal birth-order effect fraternalism fraternalist fraternalization fraternalize fraternally fraternal nephew fraternal niece fraternal twin interfraternal nonfraternal unfraternal
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