family friend

noun

: a person who has known and spent time with one's family

She is a family friend.

Examples of family friend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Netanyahu was an old family friend, who had once spent the night in Jared’s bedroom. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

According to family friend Elizabeth Northrup, police initially classified Forbes as a missing person before reclassifying her as critically missing in less than 24 hours. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Later that evening, a family friend reached out to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office and indicated that Robinson had confessed and wanted to turn himself in, officials have said. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

One of the people who responded to that fire was Elliott’s aunt, a family friend and an EMT. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for family friend

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