brothers

Definition of brothers in English English dictionary: persons, particularly males, connected by a common cause or situation
The marvelous new militancy which has engulfed the Negro community must not lead us to a distrust of all white people, for many of our white brothers, as evidenced by their presence here today, have come to realize that their destiny is tied up with our destiny. — Martin Luther King Jr. (1963).; males of negro descent, or supporters of equal rights; plural form of brother; male siblings; {i} brethren, kin, relatives (Archaic); Dalton brothers the Brothers Grimm Harper brothers Le Nain brothers Limbourg brothers Limburg brothers Marx Brothers Nicholas Brothers Ringling Brothers Shubert Brothers Stanley brothers
Brothers Grimm: grimm
Brothers Grimm: Jakob Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), German philologists who collected and published German fairy tales
brothers in arms: fellow members of the military, fellow fighters
Brother: Title of respect for an adult male member of a religious or fraternal order
At the monastery, Brother Stephen supervises the kitchen.
Brother: Formal title for any male member of a religious or fraternal organization
Please welcome Brother Smith as he moves from his former congregation to his new congregation.
Brother: An informal title used as part of another moniker:
Jacob was a Brother Grimm, and Wilhelm was a Brother Grimm.
big brothers: plural form of big brother
blood brothers: plural form of blood brother
brother: A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother)
brother: A black male
brother: Son of the same parents as another person
My parents love me and my younger brother equally, even though he is adopted.
brother: To treat as a brother
brother: Someone who is a peer, whether male or female
brother: A male child descended from the same parents
He's not a real brother. He's adopted.
cousin brothers: plural form of cousin brother
brother: {i} brer
brother: {n} a male born of the same parents, or of one of them, an associate, on of the same race
asscher brothers: The Asscher brothers, Abraham and Joseph Asscher, ran the Royal Asscher Diamond Company, which was founded in 1854 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The Asscher Diamond Factory still stands at Tolstraat 127. The brothers developed the Asscher cut diamond in 1902. This is a square emerald cut with cropped corners. It was very popular in the 1920s but went out of fashion, only to have become more popular recently. Abraham and Joseph Asscher also cut the enormous Cullinan diamond at the request of King Edward VII
Big Brothers: a US organization to help boys, especially boys who have family problems. Each boy has his own Big Brother, who is a man who meets him regularly to give advice, listen to his problems, have fun together etc
Blues Brothers: 1980 comedy film starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd (directed by John Landis)
Dalton brothers: U.S. outlaws. Probably born in Cass Co., Mo., they worked as cowboys in Oklahoma but by 1889 had become horse thieves. In 1890-91 they robbed gambling houses, trains, and banks. In 1892 Bob, Grat, and Emmett Dalton and two other gang members rode into Coffeyville, Kan., to rob its banks; they were recognized, and vigilante citizens killed all but Emmett, who was wounded and sent to prison for 14 years. The fourth brother, Bill, had returned to Oklahoma before the raid; he later formed his own gang, and was shot by lawmen in 1894 while playing with his daughter
Grimm brothers: Jakob Grimm (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859), German philologists who collected and published German fairy tales
Harper brothers: U.S. printers and publishers. The two oldest brothers, James (1795-1869) and John (1797-1875) established J. & J. Harper in 1817; their siblings Joseph (1801-70) and Fletcher (1806-77) joined in 1823 and 1825. The firm took the name Harper & Brothers in 1833. The company began publishing periodicals in 1850 with Harper's New Monthly Magazine (see Harper's Magazine), which was followed by Harper's Weekly (1857) and Harper's Bazaar (1867). In 1900 the business passed out of family hands. Two of the Harper magazines are still being published; the name Harper also survives in the international book-publishing firm HarperCollins
Le Nain brothers: French painters. By 1630 the three brothers Antoine ( 1600-1648), Louis ( 1600-1648), and Mathieu ( 1607-1677) had established a workshop together in Paris. They are said to have worked in harmony, often collaborating on the same picture. Most notable of their works are the dignified and sympathetic genre paintings of peasant life. Their realism is unique in 17th-century French art. None of the brothers' works bears more than a surname, and today they are treated as a single painter
Limbourg brothers: or Limburg brothers flourished 1400-1416 Flemish illuminators. Sons of a sculptor, the three brothers Pol, Herman, and Jehanequin de Limbourg learned the goldsmith's art in Paris and entered the service of the duke de Berry, for whom they produced one of the most famous of all illuminated manuscripts, a book of hours (private prayer book) known as the Très riches heures du duc de Berry ( 1410-16). Since the brothers worked together, it is difficult to distinguish individual styles. They synthesized the achievements of their contemporaries into a style characterized by tall, aristocratic figures with lavish, curvilinear draperies and by highly naturalistic seasonal landscapes and scenes of peasant life. Their art did much to determine the course of early Netherlandish art. Their deaths in the same year suggest that they died of plague
Marx Brothers: a US family of actors known for their crazy humour and jokes. Together, they made many humorous films, which are still very popular. The most important members of the family were Groucho (1890-1977), Harpo (1888-1964), who never spoke and played the harp, and Chico (1886-1961), who played the piano. Groucho, who was the most famous, had glasses, a large moustache, and a strange way of walking, and he always carried a thick cigar. The Marx Brothers' films include Horse Feathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), and A Night at the Opera (1935). U.S. comedy team. The original five brothers were Chico (orig. Leonard) (1886-1961), Harpo (orig. Adolph Arthur) (1888-1964), Groucho (orig. Julius Henry) (1890-1977), Gummo (orig. Milton) (1893-1977), and Zeppo (orig. Herbert) (1901-79). They formed a vaudeville act with their mother, Minnie, called "The Six Musical Mascots" (1904-18). Gummo left the act early on, and the brothers later became "The Four Marx Brothers." They won fame with their first Broadway play, I'll Say She Is (1924), which was followed by The Cocoanuts (1925; film, 1929) and Animal Crackers (1926; film, 1930). They later starred in Monkey Business (1931), Horse Feathers (1932), Duck Soup (1933), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Room Service (1938), among other films, developing a skillful blend of visual and verbal humour, with Groucho supplying wisecracks and a running commentary as counterpoint to the frantic, anarchic activities of the silent Harpo and the Italian-accented Chico. Zeppo left the act in 1934, and the act disbanded in 1949. Groucho later hosted the television quiz program You Bet Your Life (1950-61)
Marx brothers: United States family of comic movie actors, known by their professional names: Chico (Leonard, 1891-1961), Gummo (Milton, 1892-1977), Harpo (Arthur/Adolph, 1893-1964), Groucho (Julius, 1895-1977) and Zeppo (Herbert, 1901-1979)
Nicholas Brothers: U.S. tap dancing duo. Fayard Antonio Nicholas (b. Oct. 20, 1914, Mobile, Ala., U.S.) and his brother Harold Lloyd Nicholas (b. March 17, 1921, Winston-Salem, N.C. d. July 3, 2000, New York, N.Y.) developed the "classical tap" form, combining jazz dance, ballet, and acrobatics with tap. They gained fame at a young age while dancing at Harlem's Cotton Club (1932-39); they went on to appear in films such as Stormy Weather (1943), as well as on Broadway and later on television. They began their careers at a time when opportunities were few and stereotyped roles the norm for black entertainers, but they rose above this marginalization and enhanced the art of tap with their elegance and sensational showmanship
Ringling Brothers: Family of U.S. circus owners. After five of the seven brothers formed a song-and-dance troupe (1882), they began to add circus acts to their show. In 1884 they organized their first small circus in their hometown, Baraboo, Wis., and toured the Midwest in circus wagons. In 1890 they began moving their wagons by railway. They acquired smaller circuses from 1900, and in 1907 they bought the Barnum & Bailey Circus, thus becoming the leading U.S. circus. The guiding managers were Charles Ringling (1863-1926) and later John Ringling (1866-1936), whose acquisition of American Circus Corp. in 1929 brought 11 major circuses under Ringling control. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus continues to perform, though it passed out of Ringling family hands in 1967
Shubert Brothers: U.S. theatrical managers and producers. After emigrating from Russia with their parents in 1882, the two oldest brothers, Lee (1872-1953) and Sam ( 1875-1905), leased theatres and presented plays in Syracuse, N.Y., in the 1890s. By 1900 Jacob (1880-1963) had joined the business, and the brothers leased their first theatres in New York City. Coming into conflict with the Theatrical Syndicate, which controlled U.S. theatrical bookings, they led an independent movement to fight the syndicate and prevailed after a long legal battle. After Sam's death, Lee and Jacob built theatres across the U.S. and came to own more than 60 legitimate houses and many vaudeville and movie theatres. They produced more than 1,000 different shows, including 600 plays, revues, and musicals. Theatrical unions such as Actors' Equity were formed in response to their often sharp business practices. Charged with monopoly practices in 1950, they sold a number of theatres in 1956 but retained prestigious houses in many cities
Stanley brothers: U.S. bluegrass duo. The duo consisted of Ralph (Edmund) Stanley (b. Feb. 25, 1927, Stratton, Va., U.S.) on banjo and Carter (Glen) Stanley (b. Aug. 27, 1925, McClure, Va. d. Dec. 1, 1966, Bristol, Va.) on lead guitar. The brothers rose to fame performing traditional religious songs in a traditional Appalachian bluegrass style marked by tight, high-pitched harmonies and strongly influenced by Bill Monroe. With their band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, they had several hit recordings. After Carter's death, Ralph reorganized the band. He has recorded more than 150 albums
Warner Brothers: {i} U.S. film and television entertainment producing company which is the largest in the world
Wright Brothers: two US brothers, Orville Wright (1871-1948) and Wilbur Wright (1867-1912), who built and flew the world's first plane in 1903, at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina
Wright brothers: American aeronautical engineers who built the first successful powered heavier-than-air aircraft in 1903
brother: Brothers is used in the names of some companies and shops. the film company Warner Brothers. used to show you are annoyed or surprised
brother: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
brother: The term used by active members in a fraternity when referring to each other
brother: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"
brother: In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood
brother: 1 A baptized male member of the congregation 2 All baptized Christians are brothers scripturally speaking, regardless of sex, in the same way that the word mankind covers the entire human race, females included (Compare 1Pe 2: 17 ) The Insight book [it] says
brother: hermano
brother: An initiated member of a fraternity It is used as a term of address when an initiated member refers to another member
brother: The old-fashioned form brethren is still sometimes used as the plural for meanings
brother: One's male sibling
brother: Male sibling See debtor
brother: You can describe a man as your brother if he belongs to the same race, religion, country, profession, or trade union as you, or if he has similar ideas to you. He told reporters he'd come to be with his Latvian brothers
brother: A man who is a member of a religious order, but is not ordained or studying for the priesthood
brother: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
brother: and 3
brother: Brother is a title given to a man who belongs to a religious community such as a monastery. Brother Otto. the Christian Brothers community which owns the castle
brother: A term used within a fraternity when referring to other members
brother: A member of a fraternity
brother: To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit to a brotherhood
brother: a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him"
brother: {i} male sibling; title of a monk used as form of address; fellow member, man who belongs to the same race, male who belongs to the same religion or profession
brother: A male fellow member of a religious community or church
brother: Your brother is a boy or a man who has the same parents as you. Oh, so you're Peter's younger brother Have you got any brothers and sisters? see also half-brother, stepbrother
brother: n saudara 2 pron [{elder}] kakak 3 pron [{younger}] adik
brother: a male sibling, or a half brother, stepbrother, brother-in-law, husband of a sister-in-law, or a Brother in Church Sometimes it is also used to show close friendship
brother: One related or closely united to another by some common tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a society, toil, suffering, etc
brother: A term used by fraternity members to refer to one another
brother: used among judges, clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of religion, etc
brother: Term applied to a male communicant member of the Moravian Church Their term is not applied to nonmembers of the Church
brother: brat [braht] It's easier to learn the Polish word than the English word Just remove a syllable, or think of hot dogs Date of entry: 2 April 2000
brother: term used by fraternity members when referring to each other
brother: n a male with the same father or mother as another person
brother: A member of a Fraternity who has been formally initiated by his chapter, once his pledgeship has been completed
brother: if he is older Pi Chai
brother: a male sibling, can also be used to show close friendship
brother: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!
brother: One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive qualities or traits of character
brother: An initiated member of a fraternity
brother: A male sibling, half-brother, step-brother, brother-in-law, husband of a sister-in-law, or a Brother in Church Sometimes it was also used to show close friendship ("he was like a brother to me") If someone was called "brother" in a document, such as a will, it does not mean they had the same parents This extended usage fell out of use during the 20th century
brother: A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only
brother: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents"
brother: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother" a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!
brother: nii
brother: bro
like brothers: very close, sharing a very close relationship (as if they had grown up in the same family)
marx brothers: a family of United States comedians consisting of four brothers with an anarchic sense of humor
sworn brothers: people who have sworn to their fraternity, people who have taken an oath of brotherhood

brothers

Turkish pronunciation

brʌdhırz

Pronunciation

/ˈbrəᴛʜərz/ /ˈbrʌðɜrz/

Etymology

[ 'br&-[th]&r ] (noun.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English brOthor; akin to Old High German bruodor brother, Latin frater, Greek phratEr member of the same clan.