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cobrother

cobrother is the alternative form of co-brother.

Meaning of co-brother

Noun

co-brother (plural co-brothers or co-brethren)

  1. One's colleague ("brother" in the same craft, occupation, or society).
    • My co-brethren of the quill.
  2. (India) One's wife's sister's husband.
    • If your wife doesn't have a sister, you just can't have a co-brother.2007, Sethi, A Handbook Of Standard English And Indian Usage: Vocabulary And Grammar, page 55

Forms of cobrother

pluralcobrothers
pluralcobrethren

Questions about cobrother

What is cobrother the alternative form of?
Cobrother is the alternative form of co-brother.

Words near cobrother in the dictionary

  1. cobreeding
  2. cobrethren
  3. cobric
  4. Cobrico
  5. cobriform
  6. cobrother
  7. cobrothers
  8. cobrotoxin
  9. cobrotoxins
  10. cobs
  11. cobstone

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