brave

When one of my sons was young he used to ask for something. I would say,"no."
It went like this:
"Can I have a cookie?" from my tow-headed two year old.
"no."
"can I have a cookie?"
"No."
"I brave you.... can I have a cookie?"
What does that mean? What was he saying and where did he hear that word and was it I beg you he meant to say and where would he hear I beg you?

That is what I think of when I think of the word brave.

But, I need to brave, I am trying to be brave. I brave myself to be brave. It's time to move on and be brave.