bredren

British  

/ ˈbrɛdrɪn /

noun

1. a friend or comrade

2. a group of friends or comrades

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Etymology

Origin of bredren

C20: from a Rastafarian pronunciation of _brethren

Example Sentences

“Bringing that badass beat to Bilbao baby. All the love to @nathalieemmanuel my girl never leaves a bredren in da club.”

From Time • Oct. 31, 2016

With still a lingering light and fire in her eye, she said:— "I rise, bredren an' sisters, to say I'm on my solemn march to glory."

From Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted by Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins

And he'll hear all yer cries, my friends, when ye prays for yersef or for yer chillen, or yer bredren and sisters.

From Step by Step; or Tidy's Way to Freedom by American Tract Society

So, gentlemen, I is done, and now please, my bredren, I will pass round de hat wid your recurrence.'

From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

Oh! yer'll wish yo cood bore fer wat-r dar! but day's no water dar, an de deeper yer go, Oh, my bredren, de deeper it git!

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Kentucky Narratives by Work Projects Administration