Meanings
nounyounger brother (plural younger brothers)
plural younger brothers
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see younger, brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Synonyms: little brother, baby brother, kid brother
Synonyms & antonyms
nounUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see younger, brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Translations
Arabic أَخ الْأَصْغَر, أَخ الصَّغِير
- أَخ الْأَصْغَر (ʔaḵ al-ʔaṣḡar)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
- أَخ الصَّغِير (ʔaḵ aṣ-ṣaḡīr)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Bulgarian бра́тче, по-ма́лък брат
- бра́тче (brátče)single-word translations
- по-ма́лък брат (po-málăk brat)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Catalan germà petit
- germà petitmulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Chinese Cantonese 細佬 /细佬
- 細佬 /细佬 (sai³ lou²)single-word translations
Chinese Mandarin 弟弟
- 弟弟 (dìdi)single-word translations
Esperanto frateto
- fratetosingle-word translations
Finnish pikkuveli, nuorempi veli
- pikkuvelimulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
- nuorempi velimulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
French frère cadet
- frère cadetmulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
German jüngerer Bruder
- jüngerer Brudermulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Greek μικρός αδερφός
- μικρός αδερφός (mikrós aderfós)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Hindi अनुज, छोटा भाई
- अनुज (anuj)single-word translations
- छोटा भाई (choṭā bhāī)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Hungarian öcs
- öcssingle-word translations
Indonesian adik laki-laki
- adik laki-lakimulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Italian fratellino
- fratellinomulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Japanese 弟
- 弟 (otōto)single-word translations
Korean 아우, 동생
- 아우 (au)single-word translations
- 동생 (dongsaeng)single-word translations
- 남동생 (namdongsaeng)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Latin fraterculus
- fraterculussingle-word translations
Malay adik lelaki
- adik lelakimulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Polish młodszy brat
- młodszy bratmulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Portuguese caçula, irmão mais novo
- caçulasingle-word translations
- irmão mais novomulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Russian мла́дший брат
- мла́дший брат (mládšij brat)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Spanish hermano menor
- hermano menormulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Swedish lillebror
- lillebrormulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Tamil தம்பி, இளைய சகோதரன்
- தம்பி (tampi)single-word translations
- இளைய சகோதரன் (iḷaiya cakōtaraṉ)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Thai น้อง, น้องชาย
- น้อง (nɔ́ɔng)single-word translations
- น้องชาย (nɔ́ɔng-chaai)multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Vietnamese em, em trai
- emsingle-word translations
- em traimulti-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations
Cite this entry
APA
younger brother. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/younger%20brother
MLA
“younger brother.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/younger%20brother. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “younger brother,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/younger%20brother.
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