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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His sponsor in this effort was George Montgomery, a childhood friend of his who, as much as anyone, was the master arbiter of New Orleans high society.
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Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
One victim, Estrella Cumpas (Carol Angeli), makes the mistake of confronting Imelda, a childhood friend, and is taken into custody.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
That notably came to the fore when filming his childhood friend Paul Poirier win bronze for Canada in the ice dance event alongside partner Piper Gilles.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Years earlier, Anne’s husband Seamus (Laurence O’Fuarain) had gone off to fight in the War of the Roses alongside Anne’s childhood friend Jago (Kit Harington).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
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Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
One victim, Estrella Cumpas (Carol Angeli), makes the mistake of confronting Imelda, a childhood friend, and is taken into custody.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2026
That notably came to the fore when filming his childhood friend Paul Poirier win bronze for Canada in the ice dance event alongside partner Piper Gilles.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026
Years earlier, Anne’s husband Seamus (Laurence O’Fuarain) had gone off to fight in the War of the Roses alongside Anne’s childhood friend Jago (Kit Harington).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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