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Germanus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brother noun A boy or man who shares at least one parent with you.
  • German noun A native or citizen of Germany.
  • sibling noun A brother or sister; someone who shares at least one parent with another person.

Senses

Germanus is used for these senses in English:

  • biosibling A biological sibling.
  • blood brother A brother by blood: a brother-german or half-brother, as distinguished from step-brothers.
  • brother Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
  • brother-german (archaic) 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.
  • full-sibling A person who shares the same set of biological parents
  • sibling A person who shares a parent; one's brother or sister who one shares a parent with.

brother — full definition

  1. noun A boy or man who shares at least one parent with you.
  2. noun A man treated as a close ally, peer, or fellow member of a group, cause, or community.
  3. noun A title used for a male member of a religious order.
  4. intj Used to express frustration, disbelief, or exasperation.

German — full definition

  1. noun A native or citizen of Germany.
  2. noun The West Germanic language spoken mainly in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
  3. adj Relating to Germany, its people, culture, or language.
  4. adj Sharing both parents, or being a first cousin through a full sibling of one's parent (a formal, somewhat old-fashioned usage, as in "cousin-german").

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