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

Now, bredren, you know a sparrer can't fall to de ground no how he can fix it, but de Lord knows it--in course ob argument you do.

From Nature and Human Nature by Haliburton, Thomas Chandler

De preacher's 'n uncommon relijus man, an' de 'speriences uv de bredren is mighty upliftin'.

From A Beautiful Possibility by Black, Edith Ferguson

"My bredren, I want to raise cotton, and I'm gwine."

From The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy by Coffin, Charles Carleton

An', my bredren, takin' in de sistren, I've talked ter yer, an' I've tol' yer uv de goodness an' de long-suff'rin' uv de Lord.

From Diddie, Dumps & Tot or, Plantation child-life by Pyrnelle, Louise Clarke