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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries义兄弟
Pronunciation / Transliteration: yì xiōng dì
"他和他的义兄弟有着深厚的感情。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A son of one's foster parents, or a boy who is raised together with another as a brother without biological relation.
"He grew up alongside his foster-brother in a loving and supportive household." - 2
In historical and cultural contexts, a boy bound to another by the traditional ties of being raised or nursed by the same wet nurse.
"In medieval epics, the bond between a lord and his foster-brother was often considered stronger than that of ordinary kinship."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'fōstorbroþor', combining 'fōstor' (meaning nourishing, rearing, or fostering) and 'broþor' (brother). Historically, it referred to a boy raised alongside another as a brother without being biologically related, often due to the practice of wet-nursing or royal fostering in medieval European societies.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Foster-brother" is said worldwide
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frère nourricier
Transliteration: frɛr nu.ʁi.sje
"Il a grandi avec son frère nourricier dans la même ferme."
Pflegebruder
Transliteration: ˈpfleːɡəˌbruːdɐ
"Er und sein Pflegebruder teilten sich jahrelang ein Zimmer."
fratello affidatario
Transliteration: fraˈtɛl.lo af.fi.daˈta.rjo
"Il suo fratello affidatario è venuto a trovarlo questo fine settimana."
hermano de crianza
Transliteration: eɾˈmano de kɾianza
"Considera a su hermano de crianza como un miembro indispensable de la familia."
irmão de criação
Transliteration: iɾˈmãw dʒi kɾi.aˈsãw
"Ele e seu irmão de criação estudaram na mesma universidade."
धार्मिक भाई
Transliteration: dharmik bhai
Script: धर्मपुत्र भाई
"वह और उसका पालन-पोषण भाई बचपन से साथ रहे हैं।"
义兄弟
Transliteration: yì xiōng dì
"他和他的义兄弟有着深厚的感情。"
양형제
Transliteration: yanghyeongje
"그는 어린 시절부터 양형제와 함께 자랐습니다."
乳兄弟
Transliteration: chichikyōdai
"彼らは同じ乳母に育てられた乳兄弟です。"
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