"bro's" meaning in English

See bro's in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Forms: case [possessive]
Etymology: bro + -'s Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bro|'s}} bro + -'s Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|third-person singular, masculine, possessive case||||||||||||||||||head=}} bro's (third-person singular, masculine, possessive case), {{en-pron|desc=third-person singular, masculine, possessive case}} bro's (third-person singular, masculine, possessive case)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, slang) his Tags: masculine, singular, slang, third-person

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