frère

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French frere, from older fredre, fradre, from Latin frātrem, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fʁɛʁ/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): /fɾæ(ɾ)/ === Noun === frère m (plural frères) brother (relation, relative) Coordinate term: sœur brother (monk) Coordinate term: sœur (informal) bro, a male comrade or friend ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== fraternel fraternité frangin frèsœur (neologism) ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: frè === Further reading === “frère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ferre, ferré == Norman == === Alternative forms === fréthe (Jersey) === Etymology === From Old French frere, from older fredre, fradre, from Latin frāter, frātrem, from Proto-Italic *frātēr, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr. === Noun === frère m (plural frères) (Guernsey) brother