noun
Meaning 1
A stranger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fren
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Pronunciation
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frĕn
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/fɹɛn/
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rhymes with -ɛn
noun
Meaning 2
Pronunciation spelling of friend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A fellow, a friend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonfren
noun
Meaning 4
A fellow white nationalist or fascist, a comrade on the far right.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonfren
History
Etymology
From Middle English frenne, contracted from forrene (“foreign”). See foreign (adjective).