noun, masculine/fʁɛʁ/plural: frères
brother (relation, relative); brother (monk); bro, a male comrade or friend
“Mon frère n'a rien fait.” — My brother didn't do anything.
Inherited from Old French frere, from older fredre, fradre, from Latin frātrem, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr.