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 new season also finds Charles trying online dating, Mabel butting heads with a former childhood friend and Oliver getting to know more about his bride. Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025 The film opens with an adult Gordie reading about the premature death of his childhood friend. Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025 Kumar Feguson Kumar Ferguson—Kelce’s childhood friend and now longtime personal chef—could easily be part of the groom’s inner circle at the wedding. Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025 In the meantime, a whole other movie written by Blair and starring Dinklage got released (2024’s Brothers), and Blair served as an executive producer on his childhood friend Jeremy Saulnier’s film Rebel Ridge. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 Aug. 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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