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# fella

noun (fella, fellas)

«fella» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (informal, slang) A man or a boy; a spelling of «fellow» that shows how people say it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/#m1)
2. (informal) A boyfriend: «her fella». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in friendly, casual speech, especially in Ireland, Australia, the UK and the US. In stories it shows chatty, relaxed characters: «Good on ya, fella». It can also be used for a male animal: «that little fella». Phrases: young fella, little fella, old fella, her fella.

### Examples

- Hey, fella, you dropped your hat! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/#x1)
- That little fella is my puppy, Max. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/#x2)
- The young fella next door helped carry our shopping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/#x3)
- My aunt is bringing her new fella to dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/#x4)
- Come on, fellas, the game is starting! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/#x5)
- The old fella at the shop always gives us a sweet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/#x6)

### Note

Plural: fellas. Also spelt «feller». The standard word is «fellow». It is friendly and informal, not rude, but not for written school work.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fella» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fella/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fella» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fella.html) on Mova free.