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noun
- 1. short for brother
- 2. a male friend (often used as a form of address): North American "they'd never choose a girl over their bros"
Learn the informal and slang usage of bro as a noun to mean brother, male friend, or young male. See examples, word history, and related phrases of bro.
a guy or fellow: used as a term of address. a male friend or buddy. a fellow Black male; soul brother. a young, usually white male variously and often negatively characterized as being preppy, party-loving, egotistical, sexist, etc.
Bro is an informal word for brother, mainly used when talking to a male friend in the US. Learn how to say bro in different languages and contexts with examples and synonyms.
4 days ago · Learn the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of 'bro' as a friendly way of addressing other men, a countable noun for brother, or an abbreviation for brother. See examples, synonyms, and related terms for 'bro' in different contexts.
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Alternative forms
1. bra, brah, breh, bruh
Etymology
Clipping of brother, Cf. scro.
Pronunciation
1. (General American) IPA(key): /bɹoʊ/ 2. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /bɹəʊ/ 3. Rhymes: -əʊ 4. Hyphenation: bro 5. Homophone: Breaux
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis.
Noun
bro f (plural broioù) 1. country(-side)
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *broɣ, from Proto-Celtic *mrogis. Cognate with Breton bro
Noun
bro f (plural broyow) 1. country, land
Etymology
From Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brūwō (“bridge; brow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruh- (“beam, bridge”).
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /broː/, [b̥ʁoːˀ]
Noun
bro c (singular definite broen, plural indefinite broer) 1. bridge
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bro m (plural bros) 1. thorn
Etymology
Borrowed from English bro. First attested in 2019.
Noun
bro m (invariable) 1. (slang) bro (a male comrade or friend) 1.1. Synonym: fra
Etymology
From Sanskrit बृहत् (bṛhat, “lofty, high, tall”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts. Cognate with Persian بلند (boland), English borough.
Noun
bro 1. mountain top, peak 2. succession of peaks which make up a ridge
Alternative forms
1. bru
Etymology
From Danish bro, from Old Danish bro, from Old East Norse brō, from Proto-Germanic *brōwō (“bridge; brow”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruH- (“beam; bridge”), which may be the same root as *h₃bʰrúHs (“(eye)brow”), whence brun. Close cognate with Swedish bro. Compare also Norwegian bru (“bridge”) and Icelandic brú (“bridge”), from Proto-Germanic *brū-.
Noun
bro f or m (definite singular broa or broen, indefinite plural broer, definite plural broene) 1. bridge
Etymology
Borrowed from English bro.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈbɾo/ [ˈbɾo] 2. Rhymes: -o 3. Syllabification: bro
Noun
bro m (plural bros) 1. (slang) bro (a male comrade or friend) 2. (slang) bro (used to address a male)
Etymology
From English blow.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /bro/
Verb
bro 1. To blow, to produce air currents. 2. To breathe.
Learn the meanings and origins of the word bro in different languages and contexts. Bro can be a noun, pronoun, or slang term for brother, friend, or a bridge.
Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the word bro, a common informal term for brother or a friendly way of addressing a male person. See examples, synonyms and related words.
Definitions of 'bro' 1. Some men use bro as a friendly way of addressing other men when they are talking to them. [US, informal] [...] 2. Bro is the same as brother . [US, informal] [...] More. Definitions of 'Bro' brother. [...] More. Definitions of 'bro.' brother. [...] More. Pronunciations of 'bro' American English: broʊ British English: broʊ.
