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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male sibling |
| Synonyms: | blood brother, kin, kinsperson, relation, relative, twin |
| Antonyms: | sister |
| Main Entry: | homeboy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friend |
| Synonyms: | bro, brother*, buddy, fellow gang member, homie, neighbor |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | male |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man |
| Synonyms: | Mr., boy, brother, father, fellow, gent, gentleman, grandfather, guy, he, husband, sir, son |
| Antonyms: | female |
| Main Entry: | man |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male human |
| Synonyms: | Mr., beau, boyfriend, brother, father, fellow, gentleman, grandfather, guy, he, husband, nephew, papa, sir, son, spouse, swain, uncle |
| Antonyms: | woman |
| Main Entry: | monk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man who devotes life to contemplation of god |
| Synonyms: | abbot, anchorite, ascetic, brother, cenobite, eremite, friar, hermit, monastic, priest, recluse, religious, solitary |
| Notes: | the difference between a monk and a friar is that friars get out and do not stay in monasteries |
| Main Entry: | pal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person's friend |
| Synonyms: | amiga, amigo, associate, boon companion, bosom buddy, bro, brother, buddy, chum, companion, comrade, connate, crony, cuz, good buddy, homeboy, homegirl, mate, sidekick, sis, sister |
| Antonyms: | enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | blood brother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sworn friend |
| Synonyms: | bro, brother, brother german, close friend |
| Main Entry: | sibling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sister or brother |
| Synonyms: | brother, kin, kinfolk, relative, sib, sister |
| Main Entry: | amigo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | friend |
| Synonyms: | ally, associate, brother, bud, buddy, chum*, cobber, cohort, companion, comrade, confidant, confidante, crony, mate, pal, partner, sidekick |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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