bro

CEFRB1

/ˈbɹəʊ̯/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An informal word for a brother or male friend.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Brother (a comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals).

Examples

  • I can't do it, bro. I'm really sorry.

  • OK!! Bro!! I don't want to hear any more!

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈbɹoʊ̯/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Brother, my man, good sir; a friendly term of address for typically men.

  2. Brother (a male sibling).

  3. A frat boy or someone who espouses the fraternity bro culture.

More examples

In context

  • Bro, you good? You've been lookin' kinda out of it lately.

  • My mom took my lil' bro to soccer practice now and she wanted me to pick him up.

  • Don't tase me, bro!

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr Proto-Germanic *brōþēr Proto-West Germanic *brōþer Old English brōþor Middle English brother English brotherclip. English bro Spelling pronunciation and clipping of brother. (Contrast bruh, which is a clipping of the pronunciation of brother rather than the spelling.) Compare Swedish bror.