brotherless

adj

brotherless

adj

Etymology From Middle English brotherles, from Old English brōþorlēas, from Proto-West Germanic *brōþerlaus, equivalent to brother + -less. Cognate with West Frisian broerleas (“brotherless”), Dutch broederloos (“brotherless”), German bruderlos (“brotherless”).

Without a brother.

Derived terms: brotherlessness

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