A friend that is your date. No benefits. Just friends.
Hey, Jenn would you be my frate for prom?
by zenn October 7, 2007
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a. When a man and woman grow in graced friendship with the intention and possibility of Dating.
b. It is the Pre-Dating phase, when one is unsure what to call their relationship
c. Getting to know each other before Dating

It derives its name from FRiend + dATE = FRATE
1. Joe and Mariam frated for couple of months before they started dating.

2. I am sorry I can't go out with you because Maggie and I are frating.

3. I am going on a frate night with Anna this friday night at the Lakeshore.

4. Sam and Delia frated for few weeks but they realized it was not going to work out between them because he realized she was very manipulative.
by Nappie D August 31, 2013
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1. Friend date.

2. Going out with a friend with benefits.
"I was supposed to go on a frate last night with Sara, but we ended up just making out in my dorm."
by Cory Rudy August 17, 2005
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The romanian version of "brother".It goes as 'bro" as well.
by supremehigh1 March 26, 2017
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Term used to describe a date with friends. This is not contradictory, because a date can be described as a get together. It combines the words friend and date, and can describe
Four friends, two boys and two girls, venture to a movie, but none of them are dating. Thus, a frate.
by THELIONSONG2 April 14, 2010
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a. When a man and woman grow in graced friendship with the intention and possibility of Dating.
b. It is the Pre-Dating phase, when one is unsure what to call their relationship
c. Getting to know each other before Dating

Name is derived from FRiendship+dATING = FRATING
1. Joe and Mariam frated for couple of months before they started dating.

2. I am sorry I can't go out with you because Maggie and I are frating.

3. I am going on a frate night with Anna this friday night at the Lakeshore.

4. Sam and Delia frated for few weeks, but they realized it was not going to work out between them because he realized she was quite manipulative.
by Nappie D August 31, 2013
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The term used to describe the relationship between two friends, who like each other MORE than friends, but aren't quite to the dating stage yet.

NOT friends with benefits.
"Hey, are those two dating?" -Lizzie

"Not yet. Right now they're just frating." -Justine
by lovebug101 May 11, 2010
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