fren

F4R1E1N1
/fɹɛn/

noun

A stranger.

Opposite
nonfren
OriginMiddle English frenne →
Less commonScrabble 7
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Meanings

fren1

nounfren (plural frens)

plural frens

  1. obsoleteA stranger.

    So now his friend is changed for a fren

    1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], “Aprill. Ægloga Quarta.”, in The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC

fren2

nounfren (plural frens or frenz)

plural frens · plural frenz

  1. pronunciation spellingPronunciation spelling of friend.

    rowdy-rappin w/frens on street corner stumps

    1988 February 14, Catherine Joseph, “Girl Talk”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 9
  2. InternetA fellow, a friend.

    Antonyms: nonfren

  3. InternetA fellow white nationalist or fascist, a comrade on the far right.

    Antonyms: nonfren

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fellow, a friend.

Opposite
nonfren

nounA fellow white nationalist or fascist, a comrade on the far right.

Opposite
nonfren

Origin

  1. Middle Englishfrenne
  2. Englishfren

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fren

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Anagrams

fernnerf
Cite this entry
APA

fren. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fren

MLA

“fren.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fren. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fren,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fren.

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