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brotherless en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English brotherles, from Old English brōþorlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus, equivalent to brother + -less. Cognate with West Frisian broerleas (“brotherless”), Dutch broederloos (“brotherless”), German bruderlos (“brotherless”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Without a brother.

Deriveds

brotherlessness

Translations (4)

ka უძმო (Without a brother) · grc ἀνάδελφος (Without a brother) · ang brōþorlēas (Without a brother) · el ανάδελφος (Without a brother)