Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brother-german

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: broth-er-ger-man
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Archaic

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: brother germain, frere germain, frāter germānus

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

brothers-german (plural) brother german (alternative)

Phrases

cousin-german sister-german

Frequently Paired Words

cousin-german sister-german

Synonyms

full-brother brother

Questions

What does brother-german mean?: 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.
Where does brother-german come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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