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fambly

fambly noun: a family.

Noun

fambly (plural famblies)

  1. (dialectal) A family.
    • Lawd, no, suh, de fambly did n' die out — 'deed dey did n' die out! dey ain't de kind er fambly ter die out! But it's mos' as bad, suh — dey's moved away.1905, Charles Waddell Chesnutt, The Colonel's Dream
    • But there's a right smart chance of middle-aged famblies and even a few toler'ble new famblies in this here community.1915, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Old Judge Priest

Forms of fambly

pluralfamblies

Origin of fambly

From family.

Questions about fambly

What does fambly mean?
Fambly means a family.
What part of speech is fambly?
Fambly is a noun.
What is the plural of fambly?
The plural of fambly is famblies.

Words near fambly in the dictionary

  1. famble
  2. fambled
  3. fambles
  4. famblies
  5. fambling
  6. fambly
  7. Fambridge
  8. Fambro
  9. Fambros
  10. Fambrough
  11. Fambroughs

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