What does "brother-german" mean?

A full brother: a brother born to the same mother and father, as distinguished from half brothers (uterine brothers), step-brothers, or 'brothers' established through relationships such as wardship.

What is a synonym for "brother-german"?

Common synonyms include: full brother, full-brother.

Brother-german

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Noun

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A full brother: a brother born to the same mother and father, as distinguished from half brothers (uterine brothers), step-brothers, or 'brothers' established through relationships such as wardship. archaic

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full brother full-brother

Etymology

From Middle English brother germain, equivalent to brother + german, after Anglo-Norman and Middle French frere germain and its etymon Classical Latin frāter germānus.

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