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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Decades ago, after his childhood friend broke his neck and was paralyzed from the neck down, Farrelly also made sure to interview disabled camera operators and other behind-the-scenes assistants to open his sets to everyone and incorporate their perspectives. Alan Schwarz, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Among the marchers was Jason Wasser, an Aventura native now living in Hollywood, whose childhood friend was among the Boulder victims. Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025 Similarly, Coughlan taps into a universal feeling when Penelope asks her childhood friend and longtime crush, Colin Bridgerton, to kiss her. Abigail Lee, Variety, 6 June 2025 His boss and childhood friend, Bill (Corey Hawkins), extols the virtues of Kendall’s latest script, One Last Job, which has shades of Heat, Inside Job, and Ocean’s 11. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 5 June 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 4 Jul. 2025.

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