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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The film opens with its shy, sensitive twentysomething protagonist, Bear, struggling to confess his feelings for his childhood friend, Nikki. Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026 Epstein had used the same expression in at least three previous emails, according to documents released earlier this year under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, including once to his brother in 2016 and once to a childhood friend in 2017. Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026 Somehow his childhood friend went from gas fitter to the nation’s wealthiest man. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 The Houseplant Brand's History Rogen launched the lifestyle brand Houseplant with his childhood friend, filmmaker, and longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, in 2019. Joseph Erbentraut, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 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 13 May. 2026.

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