BLOOD BROTHER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does blood brother mean? 

• BLOOD BROTHER (noun)
  The noun BLOOD BROTHER has 2 senses:

1. a male with the same parents as someone else

2. a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

  Familiarity information: BLOOD BROTHER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLOOD BROTHER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A male with the same parents as someone else

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

blood brother; brother

Context example:

my brother still lives with our parents

Hypernyms ("blood brother" is a kind of...):

male sibling (a sibling who is male)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "blood brother"):

big brother (an older brother)

little brother (a younger brother)

half-brother; half brother; stepbrother (a brother who has only one parent in common with you)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("blood brother" is a kind of...):

ally; friend (an associate who provides cooperation or assistance)