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    Patwa headword

    Fambly

    /FAM-blee/

    Noun
    Gloss
    "Family"
    Definition
    Family members or close relatives.
    Example
    "Mi a spend time wid mi fambly." — "I am spending time with my family."
    Origin
    Patois pronunciation of 'family'.

    As an everyday term, Fambly is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.