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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel
actually i'm pretty sure it means "brother", but that always confused me because i can't understand how you could get from one to the other.
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Yes, Brer does mean Brother. So, it's really Brother Fox, Brother Bear and Brother Rabbit.
The other Southernism that's used a lot is Cuz for Cousin. Another one for brother is "bubba" .... that gets used a LOT around here.