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 charges stem from her role in aiding childhood friend Daniel Callihan, who confessed to murdering 35-year-old Callie Brunett in Louisiana on the night of June 11, 2024 and then kidnapping her two daughters, who were four and six at the time.
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
That story follows Christine’s ascent up the operatic ladder under the tutelage of the Phantom, who brings her to his lair on an underground lake beneath the opera house and presses her to choose between him and the wealthy childhood friend who’s re-entered her life (a solid Daniel Lopez).
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Glenconner famously spent more than three decades as lady in waiting — or hardworking personal assistant — for her childhood friend Princess Margaret.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Haney dressed as Rumi from the movie’s opening scene, and was there with childhood friend Cyn Thompson, who’s was dressed as Zoey from the same scene.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
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Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
That story follows Christine’s ascent up the operatic ladder under the tutelage of the Phantom, who brings her to his lair on an underground lake beneath the opera house and presses her to choose between him and the wealthy childhood friend who’s re-entered her life (a solid Daniel Lopez).
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 24 Nov. 2025
Glenconner famously spent more than three decades as lady in waiting — or hardworking personal assistant — for her childhood friend Princess Margaret.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
Haney dressed as Rumi from the movie’s opening scene, and was there with childhood friend Cyn Thompson, who’s was dressed as Zoey from the same scene.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 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 27 Nov. 2025.
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