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fren

/fɹɛn/

fren noun: a stranger. Also the pronunciation spelling of friend.

Noun (1)

fren (plural frens)

  1. (obsolete) A stranger.
    • So now his friend is changed for a fren1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Aprill. Ægloga Quarta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC

Noun (2)

fren (plural frens or frenz)

  1. (Internet) A fellow, a friend.
    Antonyms:
    nonfren
  2. (Internet) A fellow white nationalist or fascist, a comrade on the far right.
    Antonyms:
    nonfren

Also used as

fren is also the pronunciation spelling of friend.

Antonyms of fren

Forms of fren

pluralfrens
pluralfrenz

Origin of fren

From Middle English frenne, contracted from forrene (“foreign”). See foreign (adjective).

Words that rhyme with fren

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Questions about fren

What does fren mean?
Fren means a stranger.
What part of speech is fren?
Fren is a noun.
How do you pronounce fren?
Fren is pronounced /fɹɛn/.
What is the plural of fren?
The plural of fren is frens.

Words near fren in the dictionary

  1. Fremont County
  2. Fremont's squirrel
  3. fremontia
  4. fremontias
  5. fremsome
  6. fren
  7. fren'
  8. fren's
  9. frena
  10. frenal
  11. frenatin

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