bra

«bra» in Mova's school dictionary: A piece of underwear worn by women and older girls to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a bra, bras)

meaning for a pupil

A piece of underwear worn by women and older girls to support and cover their breasts. Short for «brassiere». tree →

sense in the lessons

In health and growing-up lessons (puberty), girls learn that wearing a bra is a normal, personal choice as the body changes; a «first bra» or «training bra» is common for older girls. In PE, a sports bra gives extra support. It is a private, everyday word, not rude.

examples

• She bought a sports bra for netball. tree →
• Mum took my sister to buy her first bra. tree →
• Bras come in many sizes. tree →
• The bra is hanging on the washing line. tree →
• A sports bra helps when running and jumping. tree →
• You can ask the school nurse questions about puberty and bras. tree →

note

Countable: a bra, bras. Short for «brassiere» (a French-looking word; in French «bras» means arm). It is a normal word, not a swear word; joking about someone's underwear can be unkind teasing.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «bra» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.