Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bree

/bɹiː/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: bree
IPA: /bɹiː/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete

noun

The brow; forehead.

noun

name

A diminutive of the female given names Breanna and Breyon.

name

Example Sentences

"We both knew Cypress had been around the block a few times. He had been a serious manwhore and only got his shit together when he found Bree."

Etymology

From Middle English brewe, bre, bregh, from Old English brēġ (“eyelid”) (Anglian dialect). Compare West Saxon brǣw, brēaw, brēaġ (“eyelid”), from Proto-Germanic *brēwō. Cognate with Dutch (wenk)brauw, German Braue. Compare brae from the same source. Apparently related to brow.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: brewe, brēġ, *brēwō, bre, brīw, *brīw

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

brees (plural)

Phrases

barley-bree partan bree

Homonyms

Brie bree bri

Rhymes With

be he we me she see three free de tv key sea

Questions

How do you pronounce bree?: The recorded pronunciation is /bɹiː/.
What does bree mean?: The eyelid.
Where does bree come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bree

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