br'er

[ brur, brair; Southern Dialect bur ]
/ brɜr, brɛər; Southern Dialect bɜr /

noun Chiefly Southern U.S.

brother.

Origin of br'er

An Americanism dating back to 1875–80

Words nearby br'er

bpl., bpr, bps, bq, br, br'er, br., br. som., bra, bra burner, braai

British Dictionary definitions for br'er

br'er
/ (brɜː, brɛə) /

noun

Southern US Black slang, dialect brother: usually prefixed to a name Br'er Jones