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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Phelan and his childhood friend Alex Haried took over the bar in 2020. Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 Kaia Gerber, meanwhile, plays Susan Reynolds, Bret’s childhood friend, a character inspired by Bret Easton Ellis himself in this semi-autobiographical version of the story. Alessia Amorosini, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 But a close childhood friend of theirs became very ill, and the family would go visit him in the local hospital. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2026 Then, later, with her childhood friend, their plan was to lose their virginity together, on the same bed, holding hands, one boy having sex with her, the other boy having sex with her friend. Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026 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 7 Aug. 2026.

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