childhood friend

noun

: a friend that a person had when both of them were children : a friend since childhood
We are childhood friends.

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In it, Denning's Amy Scott appeared alongside her childhood friend Tim Summers to address their problem with wetting the bed. Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025 Forward Beckett Sennecke, who was drafted third overall by the Ducks in 2024 and is a childhood friend of Dickinson, debuted for Anaheim on Thursday and scored his first NHL goal in a 3-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken. Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2025 Hanging on a wall inside Susan Lang's Hendersonville home is a picture of her son, Jeffrey Lang, and his childhood friend, a girl named Taylor Swift. Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025 High school is where Taylor Swift thrives, and hearing her sing about what could have been with a childhood friend is a welcome dose of nostalgia. Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for childhood friend

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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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