Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brotherlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
broth-er-like
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a brother.

Etymology

From brother + -like. Piecewise doublet of friarlike.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more brotherlike (comparative) most brotherlike (superlative)

Synonyms

brotherly fraternal

Antonyms

unbrotherlike unbrotherly

Questions

What does brotherlike mean?
Resembling or characteristic of a brother.
Where does brotherlike come from?
From brother + -like. Piecewise doublet of friarlike.

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