fella

«fella» in Mova's school dictionary: A man or a boy; a spelling of «fellow» that shows how… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (fella, fellas)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, slang) A man or a boy; a spelling of «fellow» that shows how people say it. tree →

2) (informal) A boyfriend: «her fella». tree →

sense 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 →
• That little fella is my puppy, Max. tree →
• The young fella next door helped carry our shopping. tree →
• My aunt is bringing her new fella to dinner. tree →
• Come on, fellas, the game is starting! tree →
• The old fella at the shop always gives us a sweet. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• «A new fella» is slang for a new boyfriend or man friend.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «fella» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.