fam

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noun

ˈfam 

plural fams

1

informal : family

… holds poolside family "challenges" where winning fams score free nights at the resort.

—Parenting School Years

The whole fam stepped out for the bash, including Caitlyn Jenner (who's reportedly estranged from the Kardashian side of the family).

—Isabel Jones

2

slang : a close friend

—used especially as a form of address

"Yo, fam, check it out." Mars points at the children's playground adjacent to the McDonald's.

—Jeff Zentner

But Jaime doesn't care. He's all "nah, fam. This is all I got."

—Ben Gaspin

fam

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abbreviation

1

familiar

2

family

Examples of fam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Oh Outlander fam, for old times’ sake, let’s get in one last sing me a song of a lass that is gone, say could that lass be I? —Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 May 2026

There have to be some members of the SC fam who play the delivery game. —Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

After a bomb levels an apartment complex where Paul lives with his fam, Paul’s daughter Poe (Billie Boullet), an eyewitness to that carnage, becomes the target of vicious drug cartels who want her outta the picture. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

The program combines attendance at the Series Mania Forum with a fam tour of what the region has to offer for film shoots. —Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 20 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

by shortening

First Known Use

Noun

1990, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

fam

abbreviation

family