a blood brother



a blood brother

a man who has promised to treat another man as his brother, often in a ceremony in which they cut themselves and mix their blood together We were blood brothers - I was ready to die for him.
See also: blood, brother

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GerbenKHER-bənDutch
Delaneydə-LAYN-eeEnglish (Modern)
Mcleod[mək'laʊd]
HopkinHAHP-kinMedieval English
GeertKHAY:RTDutch
Revaz-Georgian