Brother

Morpheme

Brother

Type

free base

Denotation

male sibling

Etymology

Middle English brother; Old English brōþor

Evidence

brother, brotherboy, brotherdom, brotherhood, brotherless, brotherlike, brotherly, brotherman, brothers, stepbrother, swordbrother, unbrotherly

Notes

<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable

See Also

Brethren, Bro