"fraid" meaning in English

See fraid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} fraid
  1. Pronunciation spelling of afraid. Tags: alt-of, pronunciation-spelling Alternative form of: afraid
    Sense id: en-fraid-en-adj-gXd3e04I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pronunciation spellings

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