family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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The couple knew each other for years before dating, as Gere had been a family friend.
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Fonseca’s agent, Gustavo Abreu, is a long-time family friend.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
After a 30-plus-hour manhunt, Robinson turned himself in to authorities, accompanied by his father and a family friend.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
In July 2023, a 14-year-old girl told Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives that Glenn, a family friend who lived with her in West Perrine, grabbed and raped her in a bathroom, an arrest report read.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Fonseca’s agent, Gustavo Abreu, is a long-time family friend.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
After a 30-plus-hour manhunt, Robinson turned himself in to authorities, accompanied by his father and a family friend.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
In July 2023, a 14-year-old girl told Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office detectives that Glenn, a family friend who lived with her in West Perrine, grabbed and raped her in a bathroom, an arrest report read.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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