English Explanatory Dictionary

bruin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A folk name for a bear, especially the brown bear, Ursus arctos.
name
  1. A bear character in fairy stories, etc., especially when anthropomorphised.
name
  1. A surname from Dutch.
  2. An unincorporated community in Elliott County, Kentucky, United States.
  3. A borough of Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹuːɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bruin.wav

Word forms

bruin bruins

Etymology

From Middle Dutch bruun (“brown”) via William Caxton's 1485 translation of a Dutch version of the legend of Reynard the Fox. Bruin is the bear, named for his brown color. Doublet of brown.

Related words

oud bruin
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