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noun, feminine

bru

/bʁy/

noun, feminine/bʁy/plural: brus

daughter-in-law

Les adieux de la belle-mère et de la bru furent secs.

Synonyms: belle-fille

Antonyms: gendre

From Middle French bru, from Old French bru, brui, bruz, from Late Latin bruta, brutis, from Old High German brūt (“daughter-in-law, bride”) or Gothic 𐌱𐍂𐌿𐌸𐍃 (bruþs, “daughter-in-law”); both from Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (“bride, daughter-in-law”). Akin to Old English brȳd (“bride”), English bride.