Fraternal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men

(of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fɹɐtˈɜːnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/fɹɐtˈɜːnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fɹɐtˈɜːnəl/

3 syllables Say it as /fɹɐtˈɜːnəl/.

Examples

a fraternal order
fraternal twins are biovular
brotherly feelings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brotherlike brotherly biovular

Antonyms

identical sisterly

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men “a fraternal order”
adjective	(of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova “fraternal twins are biovular”
adjective	like or characteristic of or befitting a brother “brotherly feelings”

Word Forms

fraternity	noun	a social club for male undergraduates
brother	noun	a male with the same parents as someone else

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

brüderlich

von oder im Zusammenhang mit einer Bruderschaft oder Gesellschaft, die normalerweise aus Männern besteht

🇫🇷French

fraternel

de ou lié à une fraternité ou à une société composée généralement d'hommes

🇮🇹Italian

fraterno

di o relativo a una confraternita o società composta solitamente da uomini

🇳🇱Dutch

broederlijk

van of gerelateerd aan een broederschap of samenleving van meestal mannen

🇵🇹Portuguese

fraterno

de ou relacionado a uma fraternidade ou sociedade geralmente de homens

🇷🇺Russian

братский

относящийся к братству или обществу обычно мужчин или относящийся к ним

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भाईचारे का

या आमतौर पर पुरुषों की किसी बिरादरी या समाज से संबंधित

🇧🇩Bengali

ভ্রাতৃত্বপূর্ণ

সাধারণত পুরুষদের একটি ভ্রাতৃত্ব বা সমাজের সাথে সম্পর্কিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சகோதரத்துவம்

பொதுவாக ஆண்களின் சகோதரத்துவம் அல்லது சமூகத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

సోదర సంబంధమైన

సాధారణంగా పురుషుల సోదరభావం లేదా సమాజానికి సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Marathi

बंधुभाव

सामान्यतः पुरुषांच्या बंधुत्वाचा किंवा समाजाशी संबंधित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભ્રાતૃ

સામાન્ય રીતે પુરુષોના બંધુત્વ અથવા સમાજના અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋದರಸಂಬಂಧಿ

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪುರುಷರ ಭ್ರಾತೃತ್ವ ಅಥವಾ ಸಮಾಜಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാഹോദര്യം

സാധാരണയായി പുരുഷന്മാരുടെ ഒരു സാഹോദര്യവുമായോ സമൂഹവുമായോ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰਾਤਰੀ

ਜਾਂ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਮਰਦਾਂ ਦੇ ਭਾਈਚਾਰੇ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਾਜ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

برادرانہ

عام طور پر مردوں کے برادرانہ یا معاشرے سے متعلق یا اس سے متعلق

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兄弟

通常由男性组成的兄弟会或社团的或与之相关的

🇯🇵Japanese

兄弟的な

通常男性の友愛会または社会の、またはそれらに関する

🇰🇷Korean

형제애

일반적으로 남성들로 이루어진 형제회나 사회의 또는 관련

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tình huynh đệ

của hoặc liên quan đến một hội huynh đệ hoặc xã hội thường là nam giới

🇹🇭Thai

พี่น้อง

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับภราดรภาพหรือสังคมของผู้ชายโดยทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

persaudaraan

dari atau berkaitan dengan persaudaraan atau masyarakat yang biasanya laki-laki

🇵🇭Filipino

magkakapatid

ng o may kaugnayan sa isang fraternity o lipunan ng karaniwang mga lalaki

🇲🇾Malay

persaudaraan

daripada atau berkaitan dengan persaudaraan atau masyarakat biasanya lelaki

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أخوي

من أو المتعلقة بأخوة أو مجتمع من الرجال عادة

🇮🇷Persian

برادرانه

مربوط به یک برادری یا جامعه معمولاً مردانه است

🇹🇷Turkish

kardeşçe

genellikle erkeklerden oluşan bir kardeşlik veya toplumla ilgili veya bunlarla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַחֲוָתִי

של או בהתייחסות לאחווה או לחברה של גברים בדרך כלל

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