Brother and Kinsman

Brother

Brother noun - A male with the same parents as someone else.
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Synonyms for Brother

Kinsman and brother are semantically related in fellow man topic. In some cases you can use "Kinsman" instead a noun "Brother".

Nearby Words: brotherhood, brotherly

Kinsman

Kinsman noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.
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Brother and kinsman are semantically related in fellow man topic. Sometimes you can use "Brother" instead a noun "Kinsman".

Nearby Word: kin

How words are described

younger younger brother younger kinsman
youngest youngest brother youngest kinsman

Both words in one sentence

  • Composite Character Like in Literature/Nibelungenlied he is a grim figure, like Nibelungenlied and Thidreks Saga he kills Siegfried, like Thidreks Saga his father is an elf and like Saga of the Volsungs he is Gunther's brother (though the Nibelungenlied calls him a kinsman the relation is not clear).
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