Dictionary

brotherhood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹʌðəɹˌhʉd/ (Northern-Ireland)
/ˈbɹʌðɚˌhʊd/ (General-American)
/ˈbɹʌðəˌhɵd/ (British, Southern, Standard)
/ˈbɹʌðəɾˌhʉd/ (Scotland)
(Southern-England) audio
/ˈbɹʌðəˌhʊd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈbɹʊðəˌɹʊd/ (Northern-England) h-dropping
/ˈbɹʊðəˌhʊd/ (Northern-England)

Etymology

From Middle English brotherhod, equivalent to brother + -hood, from earlier brotherhede, alteration (influenced by suffixes in -hood, -head) of Early Middle English brotherrede (“brotherhood, fraternity”), from Old English brōþorrǣden (“brotherhood, fellowship”), equivalent to brother + -red (see brotherred). More at brother, -red. Piecewise doublet of friarhood.

Meanings

(countable, uncountable) The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
- "Read lips: Without gas or without you? Without you. Without light or without you? Without you. Without water or without you? Without you. Without food or without you? Without you. "Cold, hunger, darkness and thirst are not as terrible and deadly for us as your "friendship and brotherhood." 2022 September 11, Scott McDonald, quoting President Volodymyr Zelensky, “Cold, Hunger and Darkness in Ukraine 'Not as Terrible' as Russia: Zelensky”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 12 Sep 2022:
- brotherdom
(countable, uncountable) An association of people for any purpose, such as a society of monks; a fraternity.
- James formed a kind of brotherhood for ex-pats who were working in Valencia.
(countable, uncountable) All the people engaged in the same business, especially those of the same profession
- the medical brotherhood
- the legal brotherhood
(countable, uncountable) People, or (poetically) things, of the same kind.
- a brotherhood of venerable trees 1800, William Wordsworth, Degenerate Douglas:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
brotherhoods	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (144)

be бра́цтва (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · sv broderskap (state of being brothers or a brother) · aii ܐܲܚܘܼܬܵܐ (state of being brothers or a brother) · lo ພາລາດອນພາບ (state of being brothers or a brother) · pt irmandade (state of being brothers or a brother) · kw brederedh (state of being brothers or a brother) · es fraternidad (state of being brothers or a brother) · be братэ́рства (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · la frāternitās (state of being brothers or a brother) · ro fraternitate (state of being brothers or a brother) · sh бра̀тство (state of being brothers or a brother) · gu બિરાદરી (state of being brothers or a brother) · tr lokal (body of persons engaged in same business) · vi tình anh em (state of being brothers or a brother) · be бра́цтва (state of being brothers or a brother) · sl bratovščina (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · sh bràtstvo (persons of a like kind) · gl confraría (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · ckb برایەتی (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · av вацлъи class 3 (state of being brothers or a brother) · tr kardeşlik (state of being brothers or a brother) · gl gremio (body of persons engaged in same business) · fa برادری (state of being brothers or a brother) · grc ἀδελφότης (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · rup frãtsilji (state of being brothers or a brother) · sl bràtstvo (state of being brothers or a brother) · pl bractwo (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · da broderskab (state of being brothers or a brother) · pt fraternidade (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · tr dernek (body of persons engaged in same business) · ka ძმობა (state of being brothers or a brother) · vi hữu ái (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · cmn 哥們義氣 /哥们义气 (state of being brothers or a brother) · es hermandad (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · ro frăție (state of being brothers or a brother) · cu братрьство (state of being brothers or a brother) · ko 형제지간 (state of being brothers or a brother) · sh бра̀тство (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · kmr biratî (state of being brothers or a brother) · tr kardeşlik (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · sh бра̀тство (persons of a like kind) · pt fraternidade (state of being brothers or a brother) · ca fraternitat (state of being brothers or a brother) · fi veljeskunta (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · bn বেরাদরী (state of being brothers or a brother) · da broderskab (persons of a like kind) · es cofradía (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · hy եղբայրություն (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · ka საძმო (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · de Bruderschaft (state of being brothers or a brother) · tr birlik (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · nl broederschap (state of being brothers or a brother) · sv brödraskap (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · uk бра́тство (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · mk братство (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · fi veljeys (state of being brothers or a brother) · tr birlik (persons of a like kind) · cs bratrství (state of being brothers or a brother) · nl broederschap (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · gl irmandade (persons of a like kind) · hu testvériség (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · bg бра́тство (state of being brothers or a brother) · hu testvériség (state of being brothers or a brother) · af broederskap (state of being brothers or a brother) · cy brawdoliaeth (state of being brothers or a brother) · be братэ́рства (state of being brothers or a brother) · io frateso (state of being brothers or a brother) · pl braterstwo (state of being brothers or a brother) · gu ભાઈબંધી (state of being brothers or a brother) · uk брате́рство (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · yi ברידערשאַפֿט (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · tr birlik (body of persons engaged in same business) · uk брате́рство (state of being brothers or a brother) · de Bruderschaft (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · no brorskap (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · hy եղբայրություն (state of being brothers or a brother) · az qardaşlıq (state of being brothers or a brother) · sux 𒉆𒋀 (state of being brothers or a brother) · hi बंधुत्व (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · nb brorskap (state of being brothers or a brother) · sq vëllazëri (state of being brothers or a brother) · ks بٲے تون (state of being brothers or a brother) · tr kardeşlik (persons of a like kind) · fr fraternité (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · gl irmandade (state of being brothers or a brother) · kmr biratî (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · gl irmandade (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · tr kardeşlik (body of persons engaged in same business) · lo ພາລາດອນພາບ (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · bg бра́тство (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · th ภราดรภาพ (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · nn brorskap (state of being brothers or a brother) · eo frataro (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · it fratellanza (state of being brothers or a brother) · mk братство (persons of a like kind) · hu testvériség (persons of a like kind) · scn fratillanza (state of being brothers or a brother) · alt карындаштык (state of being brothers or a brother) · alt карындаштык (persons of a like kind) · scn fratillanza (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · xmf ჯიმალობა (state of being brothers or a brother) · sq vëllazëri (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · de Kammer (body of persons engaged in same business) · fr confrérie (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · kix têisǜnîu (state of being brothers or a brother) · af broederskap (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · kk туыстық (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · he אחווה \ אַחֲוָה (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · ml സാഹോദര്യം (state of being brothers or a brother) · alt карындаштык (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · sk bratstvo (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · mk братство (state of being brothers or a brother) · tr biraderlik (state of being brothers or a brother) · fr fraternité (persons of a like kind) · sh bràtstvo (state of being brothers or a brother) · ar أُخُوَّة (state of being brothers or a brother) · el αδελφάτο (persons of a like kind) · tr cemiyet (body of persons engaged in same business) · fi ammattikunta (body of persons engaged in same business) · eo frateco (state of being brothers or a brother) · ast fraternidá (state of being brothers or a brother) · ko 형제간 (state of being brothers or a brother) · el αδελφοσύνη (state of being brothers or a brother) · th ภราดรภาพ (state of being brothers or a brother) · ru бра́тство (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · ro fraternitate (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · el αδελφότητα (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · fr fraternité (state of being brothers or a brother) · it fratellanza (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · sh bràtstvo (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · udi вичилугъ (state of being brothers or a brother) · tl kapatiran (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · ja 兄弟の間柄 (state of being brothers or a brother) · ru бра́тство (state of being brothers or a brother) · da broderskab (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · uk бра́тство (state of being brothers or a brother) · fi veljeskunta (persons of a like kind) · ga bráithreachas (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · ca germanor (state of being brothers or a brother) · sk bratstvo (state of being brothers or a brother) · he אחווה \ אַחֲוָה (state of being brothers or a brother) · cy brawdoliaethau (state of being brothers or a brother) · pt irmandade (an association of any purpose, a fraternity) · kk бауырластық (an association of any purpose, a fraternity)

brotherhood en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Meanings

Forms

Antonyms

Deriveds

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

Relateds

Synonyms

Translations (144)