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 fundraiser, which was created by a family friend of Piper’s father, Jon Elliot, hopes to raise funds to offset funeral arrangements and other expenses while he’s hospitalized for reasons that were not specified.
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
The album announcement comes just a few days after the Asian and Latinx group — comprising sisters Lucia (guitar) and Mila de la Garza, their cousin Eloise Wong (bass), and their family friend Bela Salazar (guitar) — opened for the Rolling Stones at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
For more than a year, Baldwin has been involved in the production of the film, directed by Rory Kennedy, a Kennedy family member who is said to be a Baldwin family friend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Chanoine Kir, a powerful politician and Catholic leader, who was a family friend, suggested that my father escape to England.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
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Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024
The album announcement comes just a few days after the Asian and Latinx group — comprising sisters Lucia (guitar) and Mila de la Garza, their cousin Eloise Wong (bass), and their family friend Bela Salazar (guitar) — opened for the Rolling Stones at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2024
For more than a year, Baldwin has been involved in the production of the film, directed by Rory Kennedy, a Kennedy family member who is said to be a Baldwin family friend, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 16 July 2024
Chanoine Kir, a powerful politician and Catholic leader, who was a family friend, suggested that my father escape to England.
—Linda Chase, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2024
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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