What does "bro" mean?
Brother (a male sibling).
Bro
/bɹoʊ/ adj, name, noun, slang
adj, name, noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Brother (a male sibling).
- Grammar: bro is listed as adj, name, noun, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: bull, dude, homeboys, man.
- Usage evidence: OK!! Bro!! I don't want to hear any more!
How to use "bro"
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Brother (a male sibling). slang
"My mom took my lil' bro to soccer practice now and she wanted me to pick him up."
- 2 Brother (a comrade or friend; one who shares one’s ideals). slang
"Bro, you good? You've been lookin' kinda out of it lately."
- 3 Brother, my man, good sir; a friendly term of address for typically men. slang
"Near-synonym: man"
- 4 A frat boy or someone who espouses the fraternity bro culture. slang
- 5 Someone, usually male, who aggressively evangelizes a person, concept or technology. derogatory, in-compounds, slang, usually
"Pfeiffer's partners at Pod Save America — the audio outpost of the resistance that had made a collection of Obama Bros niche superstars, had invested as producers in a documentary about the Senate run."
Adjective
- 1 Abbreviation of brown (eye or hair color). abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname.
Example
"OK!! Bro!! I don't want to hear any more!"
Common questions
What is a synonym for "bro"?
Common synonyms include: bull, dude, homeboys, man, nigga.
How do you use "bro" in a sentence?
OK!! Bro!! I don't want to hear any more!
How do you pronounce "bro"?
Pronounced /bɹoʊ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr Clipping of brother. Compare Danish bror, Norwegian Bokmål bror, Swedish bror.
Etymology 2
* As a North Germanic/Scandinavian topographic surname from either Danish, Norwegian or Swedish bro (“bridge”). * As a French surname, variant of Brault and Breaux. * As an Irish surname, possibly a variant of Broe, Brew.