bredrenn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛdrən/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛdrən/, Caribbean English

/ˈbrɛdrɛn/

Forms: 1800s bredderen, 1800s bredderin, 1800s brederen, 1800s bredern, 1800s bredr'n, 1800s– breddern, 1800s– breddren, 1800s– breddr'n, 1800s– brederin, 1800s– bredren, 1800s– bredrin.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English brethren , brother n.

Etymology: Representing an African-American or Caribbean pronunciation of brethren, variant plural form of brother n. (compare ζ. forms at that entry). Compare later bredda n.

1. Originally U.S. regional (in African-American usage), in later use chiefly Jamaican. With plural agreement. Brethren, brothers (in various senses); (in later use) esp. friends, companions, close associates, esp. when considered as fellow members of a particular social or cultural group. Also as a form of address. Cf. bredda n. 3.Now frequently in British (chiefly Afro-Caribbean) usage.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [noun] > membership in > person having

brotherOE

sisterOE

church memberc1475

churchman1612

religionist1651

churchwoman1681

Zioner1681

churchite1791

bredren1809

co-religionist1842

co-religionary1861

triumphalist1967

1809 Tickler 19 July 3/3 How pleasant 'tis to see Bredren and kin agree.

1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xiii. 170 And now you see, my dear bredren, how unpossible to go to heaven, with all the faith in the world, without charity.

1890 Cent. Mag. Mar. 657 When the old negro, just before the slave sale, calls his colored ‘bredrin’ around him.

1927 Wellington (Texas) Leader 16 Sept. 2/2 Look, what de Lawd's done fo' yo' all bredren!

1956 F. Turenne Des Pres in Phylon 17 33 Certainly, Jamaica is big enough fo' all to live like breddr'n.

1957 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 6 Apr. 12/2 Wolmer's Boys School's scandalous..effort by the play-making group. ‘Joseph and 'im Bredren’ which apparently took the biblical tale for a joy-ride.

1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come xv. 308 Is me partner choice dis, brederin. So we welcome you opinion still.

1983 Village Voice (N.Y.) 15 Mar. 1/1 Your way of knowing life to the fullness as me bredren like to put it.

1995 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 27 Apr. 11 a/4 Admission is free. You are encouraged to bring ‘yu bredrin’.

1996 Voice (Nexis) 5 Mar. 62 It has come a long way from the days Pro and his breddren used to hang on the back of buses and weave between alarmed pedestrians all for fun.

2. slang (originally and chiefly Jamaican). With singular agreement. A close (male) friend or associate. Cf. bredda n. 3.Now frequently in British (chiefly Afro-Caribbean) usage.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close associate or companion

farrowa700

fellowa1225

playferec1225

companiona1325

matec1380

gossea1549

comrade1591

comrado1598

netop1643

butty1791

left bower1829

sidekick1893

side-kicker1894

cobber1895

bredda1969

bredren1980

1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come v. 141 Yes, breddah. I see right away say you is a righteous bredrin, guy. I a go show you de ropes.

1999 C. Newland Society Within (2000) 82 I could try writing a book, like my brederin Mikey.

2002 Caribbean Today (Nexis) June 9 Just the other day, I was talking to one of me bredrins who I hadn't seen in a few years.

2006 G. Malkani Londonstani xxii. 277 He'd give em my address an tell em I weren't his bredren or his business partner no more so they could do whatever the fuck they wanted to me.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bredren
释义	bredrenn. Brit. /ˈbrɛdrən/, U.S. /ˈbrɛdrən/, Caribbean English /ˈbrɛdrɛn/ Forms: 1800s bredderen, 1800s bredderin, 1800s brederen, 1800s bredern, 1800s bredr'n, 1800s– breddern, 1800s– breddren, 1800s– breddr'n, 1800s– brederin, 1800s– bredren, 1800s– bredrin. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English brethren , brother n. Etymology: Representing an African-American or Caribbean pronunciation of brethren, variant plural form of brother n. (compare ζ. forms at that entry). Compare later bredda n. 1. Originally U.S. regional (in African-American usage), in later use chiefly Jamaican. With plural agreement. Brethren, brothers (in various senses); (in later use) esp. friends, companions, close associates, esp. when considered as fellow members of a particular social or cultural group. Also as a form of address. Cf. bredda n. 3.Now frequently in British (chiefly Afro-Caribbean) usage. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [noun] > membership in > person having brotherOE sisterOE church memberc1475 churchman1612 religionist1651 churchwoman1681 Zioner1681 churchite1791 bredren1809 co-religionist1842 co-religionary1861 triumphalist1967 1809 Tickler 19 July 3/3 How pleasant 'tis to see Bredren and kin agree. 1834 F. Marryat Peter Simple III. xiii. 170 And now you see, my dear bredren, how unpossible to go to heaven, with all the faith in the world, without charity. 1890 Cent. Mag. Mar. 657 When the old negro, just before the slave sale, calls his colored ‘bredrin’ around him. 1927 Wellington (Texas) Leader 16 Sept. 2/2 Look, what de Lawd's done fo' yo' all bredren! 1956 F. Turenne Des Pres in Phylon 17 33 Certainly, Jamaica is big enough fo' all to live like breddr'n. 1957 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 6 Apr. 12/2 Wolmer's Boys School's scandalous..effort by the play-making group. ‘Joseph and 'im Bredren’ which apparently took the biblical tale for a joy-ride. 1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come xv. 308 Is me partner choice dis, brederin. So we welcome you opinion still. 1983 Village Voice (N.Y.) 15 Mar. 1/1 Your way of knowing life to the fullness as me bredren like to put it. 1995 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 27 Apr. 11 a/4 Admission is free. You are encouraged to bring ‘yu bredrin’. 1996 Voice (Nexis) 5 Mar. 62 It has come a long way from the days Pro and his breddren used to hang on the back of buses and weave between alarmed pedestrians all for fun. 2. slang (originally and chiefly Jamaican). With singular agreement. A close (male) friend or associate. Cf. bredda n. 3.Now frequently in British (chiefly Afro-Caribbean) usage. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > close associate or companion farrowa700 fellowa1225 playferec1225 companiona1325 matec1380 gossea1549 comrade1591 comrado1598 netop1643 butty1791 left bower1829 sidekick1893 side-kicker1894 cobber1895 bredda1969 bredren1980 1980 M. Thelwell Harder they Come v. 141 Yes, breddah. I see right away say you is a righteous bredrin, guy. I a go show you de ropes. 1999 C. Newland Society Within (2000) 82 I could try writing a book, like my brederin Mikey. 2002 Caribbean Today (Nexis) June 9 Just the other day, I was talking to one of me bredrins who I hadn't seen in a few years. 2006 G. Malkani Londonstani xxii. 277 He'd give em my address an tell em I weren't his bredren or his business partner no more so they could do whatever the fuck they wanted to me. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1809
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