BROTHER
NOUNS, PERSON
1330 ► HALF-BROTHER a brother by one parent only
1449 ► GERMANE BROTHER a full brother; a man or boy having the same biological parents as another
1491 ► GERMAN a brother, a near relative; one approaching a brother in nearness of blood; generally applied to the children of brothers and sisters, who are called cousins german → obs.
1502 ► GERMANE a full brother or sister
1563 ► MOTHER BAIRN a maternal half-brother or half-sister → Sc. obs.
1610 ► CADET a younger brother or son
1686 ► BILLIE → BILLY a brother BILLIE → BILLY → Sc. & Eng. dial.
..18C ► TITTIE AND BILLIE sister and brother → Sc.
1825 ► BULLY a brother, a companion, ‘mate’ → Eng. dial.
1831 ► DETRIMENTAL a younger brother of the heir of an estate; an ineligible suitor → society sl.
1851 ► BUD a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son → Amer. dial.
1858 ► BUDDIE → BUDDY a nickname or term of address for a brother or eldest son → Amer. dial.
1859 ► BUB → BUBBY a brother; a nickname or a term of address for a brother → Amer. dial.
1860 ► PAL a brother → gypsy usage (Bk.)
1881 ► WOMB-BROTHER a brother on the mother’s side, but by a different father → (Bk.)
..L19 ► ONE ANOTHER a brother → rhyming sl.
1906 ► BOYSIE a brother; a boy → Amer. dial.
1910 ► ONE AND T’OTHER a brother → rhyming sl.
1922 ► BUBBA → BUBBER → BUBBUH a brother; a term of address → Amer. dial.
1930 ► CHIN CHOPPER a cunning, lovable little brother → Amer. dial.
1933 ► BIDDA a brother → Sc.
1937 ► BRO a brother → sl.
1937 ► KUYA an elder brother; also used as a respectful title or form of address for an older man → Philippine English
1950 ► BUZZ a nickname for a brother → Amer. dial.
1950 ► BUZZY a nickname for a brother → Amer. dial.
1965 ► BUBS a brother → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BOO a brother → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BOOBIE a brother → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BOO BOO a brother → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BUNNER a brother → Amer. dial.
1967 ► BUZZER a nickname for a brother → Amer. dial.
1972 ► BLA a brother; a friend; a pal → Hawaii
1972 ► BLALA a brother; a friend; a pal → Hawaii
1980 ► WALLY a nickname for someone seen as acting like a big brother or sister → US students’ sl.
1995 ► B a brother; a buddy; used as an address → US sl.
2000 ► ONE AND OTHER a brother → Irish rhyming sl.
2003 ► ANCHOR a younger brother or sister → UK sl.
2005 ► BIZA a blood brother → S. Afr. prison sl.
VERBS
1855 ► ELDER IT to play the elder brother or sister
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