| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| irmão noun | sibling [siblings](person who shares same parents) |
| irmão noun {m} | blood brother(unrelated male friend considered to share such strong relationship) brother [brothers](male sibling) |
| irmão bilateral noun {m} | blood brother(full brother or half-brother, see also: brother-german; half brother) |
| irmão de criação noun {m} | stepbrother [stepbrothers](son of one’s stepfather or stepmother) |
| irmão de sangue noun {m} | blood brother(unrelated male friend confirmed by a ceremonial mingling of blood) brother-german(brother by birth) |
| irmão germano noun {m} | blood brother(full brother or half-brother, see also: brother-german; half brother) brother-german(brother by birth) |
| irmão leigo noun {m} | lay brother(a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest) |
| irmão mais novo noun {m} | younger brother(multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) |
| irmão mais velho noun {m} | older brother(multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations) |
| irmãos noun {m-Pl} | brethren [brethren](the body of members) |
| dois-irmãos noun {m} | jewbush(low-growing tropical American shrub) |
| Grande Irmão proper noun {m} | Big Brother(unwarranted and invasive government surveillance) |
| meio-irmão noun {m} | blood brother(full brother or half-brother, see also: brother-german; half brother) half brother [half brothers](male half-sibling) |
| quantos irmãos tens? phrase | how many siblings do you have(how many siblings do you have?) |
| quantos irmãos você tem? phrase | how many siblings do you have(how many siblings do you have?) |