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English
Etymology
From family.
Noun
fambly (plural famblies)
- (dialect) Family.
1905, Charles Waddell Chesnutt, The Colonel's Dream: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.
1915, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Old Judge Priest:But there's a right smart chance of middle-aged famblies and even a few toler'ble new famblies in this here community.
2005, Hilary Mantel, Beyond Black:You don't want to mess with the fambly of Nick. Because Nick he is a fambly man.