Bronfenbrenner

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proper noun

A surname from Yiddish or German.

OriginYiddish בראָנפֿן ← German Brenner →
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Meanings

proper nounBronfenbrenner (plural Bronfenbrenners)

plural Bronfenbrenners

  1. A surname from Yiddish or German.

Origin

  1. GermanBrenner
  2. Yiddishבראָנפֿן
  3. EnglishBronfenbrenner

From Yiddish בראָנפֿן (bronfn) + German Brenner.

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APA

Bronfenbrenner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bronfenbrenner

MLA

“Bronfenbrenner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bronfenbrenner. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Bronfenbrenner,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bronfenbrenner.

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