unbrothered

English

Etymology 1

un- +‎ brother +‎ -ed

Adjective

unbrothered (not comparable)

  1. Without a brother; having lost one's brother.
    • 1835, William Godwin, The Orphans of Unwalden, Or, The Soul's Transfusion, page 300:
      Rather would she wander, alone and unbrothered, over the surface of the globe!
    • 1913, E. F. Benson, Thorley Weir, page 191:
      Already on the lawn by the water-side the summer-batswing tent had been set up, and across the grass Joyce and the unbrothered Huz came to meet them, with a smile and a tail of welcome.

Verb

unbrothered

  1. simple past and past participle of unbrother
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