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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Barbara had a childhood friend whose name, Cherry, became the name of the heroine in her two novels.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
Another former Tehran correspondent, now living in Washington, heard from a childhood friend still living in Iran.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
The film emphasizes how Valdez used his artistic abilities to help his childhood friend Cesar Chavez, forming the El Teatro Campesino acting troupe to deliver Chavez’s pro-labor message to farm workers around California.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Elliott Paintsil, Conor Hylton’s childhood friend, said his friend achieved a 99 percentile on the Dental Admission Test.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2026
Another former Tehran correspondent, now living in Washington, heard from a childhood friend still living in Iran.
—Jason Rezaian, New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2026
The film emphasizes how Valdez used his artistic abilities to help his childhood friend Cesar Chavez, forming the El Teatro Campesino acting troupe to deliver Chavez’s pro-labor message to farm workers around California.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Elliott Paintsil, Conor Hylton’s childhood friend, said his friend achieved a 99 percentile on the Dental Admission Test.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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