Definition

Noun 1. A bear, especially a brown bear: The word "bruin" is a common name for a bear, often used in a personified or storytelling context. It originates from the name of the bear character in the medieval European beast epic Reynard the Fox. 2. A large, ferocious bear of Eurasia: This usage refers specifically to the brown bear (Ursus arctos), a large and powerful mammal.

Examples

• In the fable, Bruin the bear tried to steal honey and got stung.
• The old woodsman spoke of a massive bruin that lived deep in the forest.
• Children's stories often feature a friendly bruin as a main character.

Advanced Usage

• As a personified name: "Bruin" is almost always capitalized when used as a proper name for a specific bear character, much like a person's name.
  • In the tale, Reynard outwitted Bruin once again.

Variants and Related Words

• Brown bear (noun): The specific species of bear () to which the term "bruin" often refers.
• Ursine (adjective): Relating to or resembling a bear.

Synonyms

• Bear
• Brown bear
• Grizzly (a North American subspecies of brown bear)

Idioms and Related Phrases

• "To be a regular bruin": An informal phrase meaning to be large, strong, or sometimes grumpy like a bear.
  • After his morning coffee, he's less of a grouch and not such a bruin.

Noun

1. large ferocious bear of Eurasia
2. a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'