"'fraid" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /fɹeɪd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-'fraid.wav [US] Forms: fraid [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɪd Etymology: Apheretic form of afraid. Etymology templates: {{apheretic form|en|afraid}} Apheretic form of afraid Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} 'fraid (not comparable)
  1. Contraction of afraid. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, not-comparable Alternative form of: afraid
    Sense id: en-'fraid-en-adj-sU0~rCh5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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