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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
brother
/ˈbɹɐðɘ(ɹ)/
noun1 of 2
a boy or man who shares a parent with you
- “An uncle is the brother of your father or mother.”Tatoeba
- “An uncle is the brother of one of your parents.”Tatoeba
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interjection2 of 2
Expressing exasperation.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)