brother
part of speech
noun (brother, brothers; old plural brethren)
meaning for a pupil
1) A brother is a boy or man who has the same parents as you. tree →
2) A half-brother shares one parent; a stepbrother is the son of your stepparent. tree →
3) A brother can be a close male friend or a member of a group, like a monk. tree →
sense in the lessons
a person in the story; ages, shares and comparisons; phrases «big brother», «little brother», «older brother», «brothers and sisters» (siblings), «brotherhood»
examples
- Her brother is 3 years older. tree →
- She gave 4 candies to her brother. tree →
- Tom has 2 brothers and 1 sister. tree →
- Her brother has twice as many cards. tree →
- My little brother is learning to walk. tree →
- Do you have any brothers or sisters? tree →
- My big brother walks me to school. tree →
- The two brothers built a tree house. tree →
- My half-brother lives with his dad. tree →
- The brothers shared the cake equally. tree →
- "Where are your brothers?" asked he. tree →
note
A person; look at the comparison words around it. Trap: «Tom has 2 brothers» means the family has 3 boys (Tom counts too). Brothers and sisters together are «siblings».
In the corpora
- The children of a parent's partner can become your step-siblings: brothers or sisters through marriage, not by birth.
- A baby who shares only one parent with you is your half-brother or half-sister.
- A few seconds of video of two brothers walking together does not tell you whether they have made up.
- Vivid example: in Wellington, your big brother is about to screenshot his mate's private message and send it to the group.
- Freya wants the dragon film; her brother wants the football one; they shout.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «brother» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.