Etymograph

English

ladybro

From lady + bro.

A compound of lady + bro

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeyǵʰ- ‘to knead’

Proto-Germanic *daigijǭ ‘kneader’

Old English dǣġe ‘female servant; kneader’

Old English hlǣfdīġe ‘mistress of a household’

Middle English lady ‘a lady’

English lady

English brother

English bro

Today it means

noun A female comrade or friend.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ladybro