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bran-new

bran-new is the archaic form of brand new.

Meaning of brand new

Adjective

brand new (not comparable)

  1. Utterly new, as new as possible.
    • New bodies, new minds ... and all thinges new, brande-newe1570, John Foxe (source OED)
    Synonyms:
    new, all-new, brand spanking new, cherry, fresh, freshly made, green, hot, mint, nascent
  2. (slang) Acting in a way unusual for oneself.
    • Man, quit actin' brand new, bruh. You only being this way 'cause there's a girl.

Questions about bran-new

What is bran-new the archaic form of?
Bran-new is the archaic form of brand new.

Words near bran-new in the dictionary

  1. bran new
  2. bran pie
  3. bran pies
  4. bran tub
  5. bran tubs
  6. bran-new
  7. Branagan
  8. Branagans
  9. Branagh
  10. Branaghs
  11. Branam

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bran-new (page history and authors); brand new (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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