How to pronounce fry

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What fry means

noun

Most people know fry in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.

Tiny young fish that have just hatched

In a sentence: Hundreds of silver fry darted around the shallow edge of the pond.

Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for the eggs or young of fish, probably from an Old Norse word meaning seed. It is a different word from fry, to cook in hot oil.

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