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blood brother

noun

  1. a person's brother by birth.
  2. a male person bound to another by ties of great friendship.
  3. something usually associated with or thought to exist inseparably from another thing, quality, circumstance, etc.:

    Humility is often the blood brother of patience.

  4. a male established in a close relationship with another male through the performance of a specific ritual, as the commingling of blood.


blood brother

noun

  1. a brother by birth
  2. a man or boy who has sworn to treat another as his brother, often in a ceremony in which their blood is mingled


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  • blood brotherhood noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of blood brother1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

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