/ Dictionary / Index F famish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: fam•ish Pronunciation: (fam'ish), [key] — v.t., v.i. Archaic. to suffer or cause to suffer extreme hunger; starve. to starve to death. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: famish (Thesaurus) famine famished Related Content Daily Word Quiz: inutiae Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language