family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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Authorities said the shooter critically wounded Rhonda Dorgan’s parents and a family friend.
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Police said Dorgan killed his son and his ex-wife and critically wounded his wife's parents and a family friend.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Rhonda Dorgan's parents, Linda and Gerald Dorgan, and Tom Geruso, a family friend, were also injured and remain in critical condition.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The shooter, Robert Dorgan, who went by Roberta, also critically injured Rhonda’s parents Linda and Gerald and a family friend Thomas Geruso, Goncalves said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Police said Dorgan killed his son and his ex-wife and critically wounded his wife's parents and a family friend.
—Mike Toole, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Rhonda Dorgan's parents, Linda and Gerald Dorgan, and Tom Geruso, a family friend, were also injured and remain in critical condition.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
The shooter, Robert Dorgan, who went by Roberta, also critically injured Rhonda’s parents Linda and Gerald and a family friend Thomas Geruso, Goncalves said.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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