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older brother

NounSino-Korean: 兄

  1. 1

    older brother

    A word used only by a male to refer to or address his male siblings or cousins older than himself.

    Korean definition: 남자가 형제나 친척 형제들 중에서 자기보다 나이가 많은 남자를 이르거나 부르는 말.

    • Father always favored my older brother over me.

    • She met her husband's older brother, that is, her future brother-in-law.

  2. 2

    big brother

    A word used only by a male to refer to or address another male older than himself endearingly.

    Korean definition: 남자가 자기보다 나이 많은 남자를 다정하게 이르거나 부르는 말.

    • He introduced him to me as an older guy he knew well.

    • Through an introduction from an older guy in the neighborhood he was close to, he got a job at a small company.