fro

¹

[froh]

adverb

1. Obsolete.,  from; back.

'fro

²

Or fro

[froh]

adjective

Informal.

plural

'fros 

1. shortened form of Afro.

fro

¹

/ frəʊ /

adverb

1. back or from See to and fro

fro

²

/ frəʊ /

noun

1. short for Afro

Word History and Origins

Origin of fro¹

1150–1200; Middle English frō, frā < Old Norse frā from; akin to Old English fram from

Origin of fro²

First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening

Word History and Origins

Origin of fro¹

C12: from Old Norse frā ; related to Old English fram _from

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth.

   The trees were swaying to and fro in the wind.

see to and fro.

Example Sentences

When it finally came time to leave, Madame Babushkinov swirled her fur cape to and fro like a matador to coax her three older children to the door.

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Her hard landing made the branch sway to and fro, but she had sea legs enough to manage it, after all the traveling she had done.

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The howl of pain came from the back nursery, where Penelope found Cassiopeia in her bed, whimpering and thrashing to and fro.

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The creature’s bushy gray tail flicked to and fro with satisfaction.

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Penelope looked fondly at the Incorrigibles: the boys with their sketching and mapmaking, and Cassiopeia napping peacefully with her book still open upon her chest, the pages fluttering to and fro with each childish snore, like tiny sails in a changeable wind.

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