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 singer shared how a childhood friend told her the news that Payne had died.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Matheson plays Neil Fak, the childhood friend of Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and Carmy’s cousin Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), on the FX-on-Hulu series.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
The couple set a carefree tone for the wedding weekend early on as the groom’s childhood friend, and rockstar, Geordie Kieffer performed on the first night.
—Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
The show cast Khatter as the groom’s childhood friend and best man Shooter Dival despite the character being white in Hiderband’s novel.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024
Matheson plays Neil Fak, the childhood friend of Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and Carmy’s cousin Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), on the FX-on-Hulu series.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024
The couple set a carefree tone for the wedding weekend early on as the groom’s childhood friend, and rockstar, Geordie Kieffer performed on the first night.
—Florence O'Connor, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2024
The show cast Khatter as the groom’s childhood friend and best man Shooter Dival despite the character being white in Hiderband’s novel.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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