Meanings
plural famblies
- dialectalA family.
You don't want to mess with the fambly of Nick. Because Nick he is a fambly man.
2005, Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black2 more examples
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 DreamBut 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
Origin
Cite this entry
fambly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fambly
“fambly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fambly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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