bruder

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Definitions

  • n. A brother.

Example Sentences

  • "Yaakov was my bruder in everything but blood. We were like straw and seed, always together." (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ברודער bruder

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      brooder, brider, breeeder

Notes

  • Plural (or also singular depending on dialect): brider.

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