n.
1.a male with the same parents as someone else
2.a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group)
3.a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
4.used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
5.(Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
Idiom of the Day
get after (someone) to do (something)
to urge or try to make someone do something that he or she should do but has neglected
I will get after the repairman to fix the computer as soon as he returns.