brother
exclamation/ˈbrʌðə(r)/
/ˈbrʌðər/
(especially North American English, old-fashioned)- used to express the fact that you are annoyed or surprised
- Oh brother!
Word OriginOld English brōthor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch broeder and German Bruder, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin frater.Definitions on the go
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