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elder brother

male elder sibling
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elder brother

Summary

elder brother is a kinship[1]. It draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (kinship category, ranking #39 of 57).[2]

Key Facts

  • elder brother's instance of is recorded as kinship[3].
  • elder brother is a type of brother[4].
  • elder brother is a type of elder sibling[5].
  • elder brother is the opposite of younger brother[6].
  • elder brother is the opposite of elder sister[7].
  • elder brother's has characteristic is recorded as male[8].
  • elder brother's kinship equivalent in SPARQL at Wikidata is recorded as ?person wdt:P3373 ?relative . ?relative wdt:P21 wd:Q6581097 . ?person wdt:P569 ?dob1 . ?relative wdt:P569 ?dob2 . FILTER(?dob1<?dob2)<sup id="cite-C9" class="cite-ref" title="elder brother — kinship equivalent in SPARQL at Wikidata (P4316): ?person wdt:P3373 ?relative . ?relative wdt:P21 wd:Q6581097 . ?person wdt:P569 ?dob1 . ?relative wdt:P569 ?dob2 . FILTER(?dob1<?dob2)">[9].

Body

Definition and Type

elder brother's instance of is recorded as kinship[3]. Recorded subclass of include brother[4] and elder sibling[5]. Recorded opposite of include younger brother[6] and elder sister[7].

Influence

Things named for elder brother include Anijima[10], an island[11], in Japan[12].

Why It Matters

elder brother draws 16 Wikipedia views per month (kinship category, ranking #39 of 57).[2] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for it include Anijima[10], an island[11], in Japan[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → kinship
    Opposite of → younger brother, elder sister
    Has characteristic → male
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8814]]: 09872875-n"
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