o'brien

1. 1.

   Irish writer (born in 1932)

   SynonymsEdna O'Brien

   Broaderwriter

Questions about o'brien

What does o'brien mean?

o'brien means "Irish writer (born in 1932)".

How many syllables are in o'brien?

o'brien has 3 syllables: o'-bri-en. The stress falls on "bri". In IPA it is /oʊˈbɹaɪɪn/.

What is another word for o'brien?

Close synonyms include Edna O'Brien. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is o'brien a common word?

o'brien is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.