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brotherboy

noun

Etymology

From brother + boy.

  1. derived from *bʰā-✻
  2. derived from *bō-✻ — “brother, close male relation”
  3. inherited from *bōjô✻ — “younger brother, young male relation”
  4. inherited from *bōjō✻
  5. inherited from *bōia✻ — “boy”
  6. inherited from boy//boye — “servant, commoner, knave, boy”
  7. compounded as brotherboy — “brother + boy”

Definitions

  1. A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans…

    A member of a traditional gender role in Australian Aboriginal cultures, resembling trans men.

    • Senator McCarthy's plea to 'stay strong' resonates because all too often sistergirls and brotherboys suffer, not only from verbal harassment and ostracism, but also violence and sexual abuse.
    • This, however, is changing in some communities, with some sistergirls and brotherboys being able to negotiate participation in men's business or women's business, allowing for greater connection to country.
    • For example, Jeremy, who identifies as a brotherboy (trans) and is bisexual, reveals: […]

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for brotherboy. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA