Main Entry: ¹ger·man

Pronunciation: \ˈjər-mən\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English germain, from Anglo-French, from Latin germanus having the same parents, from germen

Date: 14th century

: having the same parents or the same grandparents on either the maternal or paternal side —usually used after the noun which it modifies and joined to it by a hyphen <brother-german> <cousin-german>