childhood friend

noun

: a friend that a person had when both of them were children : a friend since childhood

We are childhood friends.

Examples of childhood friend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Escaping a bitter custody battle, Myra (Snook) returns home with her young daughter, secretly probing a childhood friend’s suspicious disappearance. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026

Another close childhood friend, Marjorie Harris Newman, recalls one incident where the two drove home together after one of the above parties and got into an accident. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026

Rich Saalsaa, a childhood friend of Godby’s, joined the final leg of the walk across the country. — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Later that day, a childhood friend reminded Michelle of her own reunification process decades earlier. — Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for childhood friend

• apprehend
• comprehend
• condescend
• dividend
• recommend
• resuspend
• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend