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brother
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + brother
an older/elder brother
• I have two older brothers.
a big brother
(= older brother - used especially by or to children )
• Jake was my big brother and I admired him.
a younger brother
• Do you have any younger brothers?
a little brother
( also a kid brother American English ) (= younger brother )
• My kid brother was always annoying me.
a baby brother
(= brother who is still a baby )
• Mum let me hold my new baby brother.
a twin brother
• Luke and his twin brother Sam went everywhere together.
a half-brother
(= brother with only one parent the same as yours )
• I never really liked my half-brother.
a step-brother
(= the son of your stepfather or stepmother )
• His dad’s new wife brought him two step-brothers.
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noun ADJ. big, elder, older Bill idolizes his big brother, who is a professional footballer. | baby, kid, little, small, wee, younger | twin | full (= sharing both parents) | half-(= sharing one parent), step-(also stepbrother) (= the son from an earlier marriage of your stepfather or stepmother) | beloved, much-loved She wrote daily to her beloved brother, Leo. | long-lost His old teacher greeted him like a long-lost brother. | dead, deceased, late He married the wife of his late brother. | bachelor, unmarried PHRASES blood brothers (= close friends who have sworn to remain friends for life), brother and sister Have you got any brothers and sisters? | like brothers The boys are so close, they're like brothers.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): (soul) brother
a black person’s male, black friend. • Another brother took a fall last night. • Terry’s a soul brother, and I’ll do anything for him.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs