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bra en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • [bɹɐ̞]
  • /bɹæ/ Ireland, Ottawa Valley
  • brä
  • /bɹɑː/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Clipping of brassiere, borrowed from French brassière, from Old French braciere (originally a lining inside armor to protect the arm, but later a garment), from Old French brace (“arm”), from Latin bracchia, plural of Latin bracchium (“forearm”), from Ancient Greek βραχίων (brakhíōn, “forearm”), from Proto-Hellenic *brəkʰús (“short”) (because the forearm is shorter than the upper arm), inherited from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus.

Meanings

  1. An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.
    • Her housecoat had fallen open. She was wearing only panties and bra, which did nothing to make her scrawny, wrinkled body appealing. 1968, Carl Ruhen, The Key Club, Sydney: Scripts, page 12:
    • Mary felt annoyed at the girl; just because bras had become passé, did a girl with so pronounced a bosom have to cater to fashion? In this case practicality dictated a bra, and Mary stood at the desk feeling herself flushing with disapproval. 1964, Philip K. Dick, “FOUR”, in Clans of the Alphane Moon, United States: Ace Books, →OCLC; republished London: HarperCollinsPublishers, 1996, →ISBN, page 27:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
bras Number=Plur lexicographic
brassière alternative, dated lexicographic
brassiere alternative, dated lexicographic

Deriveds

bra burner · jog bra · nursing bra · cantilever bra · braless · bra insert · handbra · trainer bra · wonderbra · bralette · pocket bra · brami · bra chain · balconette bra · long-line bra · peekaboo bra · T-shirt bra · car bra · sports bra · balcony bra · bullet bra · underwired bra · shelf bra · bra-ket · bra-burning · Wonderbra · peek-a-boo bra · maternity bra · cold as a witch's tit in a brass bra · starter bra · push-up bra · jogging bra · demibra · cage bra · training bra · plunge bra

Translations (178)

pl stanik (brassiere) · ast sostén (brassiere) · lo ອ້ຽງ (brassiere) · de BH (brassiere) · zza sıtyen (brassiere) · eo mamingo (brassiere) · ko 브래지어 (brassiere) · da (underwired bra) bøjle-bh (brassiere) · km អាវទ្រនាប់ (brassiere) · sk podprsenka (brassiere) · bn ব্রা (brassiere) · nb bysteholder (brassiere) · ja ブラジャー (brassiere) · vo dögistütian (brassiere) · ca sostenidors (brassiere) · la strophium (brassiere) · mn хөхний даруулга (brassiere) · cmn 乳罩 (brassiere) · nl beha (brassiere) · uz ko'krakpech (brassiere) · uk лі́фчик (brassiere) · fy beha (brassiere) · ka ლიფი (brassiere) · vi xu-chiêng (brassiere) · ru ли́фчик (brassiere) · mi kopeū (brassiere) · hi ब्रा (brassiere) · nb brystholder (brassiere) · af buustelyfie (brassiere) · ur بْریجِئَر (brassiere) · hi ब्रेजिअर (brassiere) · ka აზღუდი (brassiere) · mn ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠨ ᠦ ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠭᠤᠯᠭ᠎ᠠ (brassiere) · hi अँगिया (brassiere) · sq gjimbajtëse (brassiere) · eu bularretako (brassiere) · tl bra (brassiere) · kk емшекқап (brassiere) · ajp ستيانة (brassiere) · no bystehaldar (brassiere) · et rinnahoidja (brassiere) · sh grȗdnjāk (brassiere) · uz siynaband (brassiere) · sv brösthållare (brassiere) · sh гру̑дња̄к (brassiere) · yi סטאַניק (brassiere) · fr brassière (brassiere) · da bh (brassiere) · ro sutien (brassiere) · uz byustgalter (brassiere) · no brysthaldar (brassiere) · ms bra (brassiere) · ru бюстга́льтер (brassiere) · tr sütyen (brassiere) · cy bras (brassiere) · ar مِشَدّ صَدْر (brassiere) · ug لىپتىك (brassiere) · fi rintaliivit (brassiere) · vi xu chiêng (brassiere) · es corpiño (brassiere) · tk lifçik (brassiere) · ja ブラ (brassiere) · es brasier (brassiere) · az büstqalter (brassiere) · sv bysthållare (brassiere) · tt күкрәкчә (brassiere) · hu mt (brassiere) · tg лифчик (brassiere) · vi nịt vú (brassiere) · ar حَمَّالَة صَدْر (brassiere) · fo brósthaldari (brassiere) · ko 브라 (brassiere) · gv coodagh keeagh (brassiere) · nb BH (brassiere) · af bra (brassiere) · grc στρόφιον (brassiere) · uk бюстга́льтер (brassiere) · nv abeʼ bikʼéstiʼí (brassiere) · sv behå (brassiere) · be бюстга́льтар (brassiere) · mn ᠬᠥᠬᠦᠪᠴᠢ (brassiere) · ur بْرا (brassiere) · gd uchd-aodach (brassiere) · hsb nadrowc (brassiere) · mi pari (brassiere) · hy լիֆչիկ (brassiere) · mt riċipettu (brassiere) · sw kanchiri (brassiere) · ky бюстгальтер (brassiere) · nan-hbl 奶帕仔 (brassiere) · ky лифчик (brassiere) · vo dögipolian (brassiere) · ast apertador (brassiere) · de Busenhalter (brassiere) · te బ్రా (brassiere) · ms coli (brassiere) · ja 乳押さえ (brassiere) · cmn 奶罩 (brassiere) · tr sutyen (brassiere) · bg сутие́н (brassiere) · sv bh (brassiere) · eo mamzono (brassiere) · az döşqabı (brassiere) · pdt Brosthaulta (brassiere) · hi ब्रेजियर (brassiere) · nl bustehouder (brassiere) · lv krūšturis (brassiere) · zdj katshiri (brassiere) · tpi banis bilong susu (brassiere) · ta மார்புக்கச்சை (brassiere) · uz lifchik (brassiere) · sl nedrček (brassiere) · el στηθόδεσμος (brassiere) · dsb nadrac (brassiere) · lt liemenėlė (brassiere) · szl lojbik (brassiere) · sl modrček (brassiere) · mn лифчик (brassiere) · arz ستيان (brassiere) · nb bh (brassiere) · fy boarststipe (brassiere) · id kutang (brassiere) · ga cíochbheart (brassiere) · cmn 胸罩 (brassiere) · pt sutiã (brassiere) · la cestus (brassiere) · nb behå (brassiere) · fa-ira سوتْیَن (brassiere) · de Büstenhalter (brassiere) · ka ბიუსტჰალტერი (brassiere) · apw ibeʼbenastʼiʼí (brassiere) · fa-ira کُرْسِت (brassiere) · id beha (brassiere) · be лі́фчык (brassiere) · cs podprsenka (brassiere) · pl biustonosz (brassiere) · bo ནུ་ཤུབ། (brassiere) · it reggiseno (brassiere) · nrf brâssiéthe (brassiere) · tk göwüslik (brassiere) · fr soutien-gorge (brassiere) · az lifçik (brassiere) · sw sidiria (brassiere) · az məmədan (brassiere) · es sujetador (brassiere) · no behå (brassiere) · mk пр́слук (brassiere) · bn কাচুলি (brassiere) · az döşlük (brassiere) · hy կրծկալ (brassiere) · sq sutienë (brassiere) · lb Soutien (brassiere) · mk гра́дник (brassiere) · cy bra (brassiere) · rw isutiye (brassiere) · it reggipetto (brassiere) · ceb bra (brassiere) · no BH (brassiere) · da brystholder (brassiere) · km អាវស៊ូជាង (brassiere) · es soutien (brassiere) · lo ເສື້ອຊ້ອນ (brassiere) · fa-ira پِسْتانبَنْد (brassiere) · acw سُتيانة (brassiere) · ba күкрәксә (brassiere) · my ဘရာစီယာ (brassiere) · mn ᠯᠢᠹᠼᠢᠺ (brassiere) · bn বক্ষবন্ধনী (brassiere) · is brjóstahaldari (brassiere) · es sostén (brassiere) · th ยกทรง (brassiere) · be ста́нік (brassiere) · he חֲזִיָה \ חזייה (brassiere) · si තනපට (brassiere) · fr soutif (brassiere) · mn хөхөвч (brassiere) · es ajustador (brassiere) · hu melltartó (brassiere)

Source: en.wiktionary, “bra” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

bra en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • [bɹɐ̞]
  • /bɹæ/ Ireland, Ottawa Valley
  • brä
  • /bɹɑː/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

From bracket, referring to the notation introduced in 1939 by Paul Dirac.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:quantum mechanics) One of the two vectors in the standard notation for describing quantum states in quantum mechanics, the row vector; the other (column) vector being its complex conjugate, the ket.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
brassière alternative, dated lexicographic
bras Number=Plur lexicographic
brassiere alternative, dated lexicographic

Antonyms

ket

Deriveds

eigenbra

Relateds

bra-ket · ket-bra

Translations (6)

pl bra (Translations) · it bra (Translations) · de Bra (Translations) · cmn 左矢 (Translations) · bg бра (Translations) · fi bra (Translations)

wikipedia: Paul Dirac

Source: en.wiktionary, “bra” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

bra en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • [bɹɐ̞]
  • /bɹæ/ Ireland, Ottawa Valley
  • brä
  • /bɹɑː/
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

Representing a different pronunciation of bro (“brother”).

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, slang) Alternative form of bro; friend, mate
    alt of bro
    • “Famalam, I ain't even gon lie to ya man, I am super happy to be finally maxing out on parole my real. This violation was definitely a reality check Bra!” Influence replied to his comrade. 2009, Todd Johnson, Influence:
    • Take it easy, bra!

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
brassiere alternative, dated lexicographic
brassière alternative, dated lexicographic
bras Number=Plur lexicographic