• 1. a male person having the same parents as another person
• 2. short for half-brother
• 3. a male person belonging to the same group, profession, nationality, trade union, etc, as another or others; fellow member
• 4. ( as modifier )
• 5. comrade; friend: used as a form of address
• 6. a member of a male religious order who undertakes work for the order without actually being in holy orders
• 7. a lay member of a male religious order
• 8. an exclamation of amazement, disgust, surprise, disappointment,...

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