family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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Hannah’s sister, Chandra, said last year the winnings were split between a family friend and a grandmother of 11 from Kansas who is a brain tumor survivor.
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
In the days following the tragedy, a family friend created a GoFundMe page to help Hales cover funeral costs for the girls.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Rhonda Dorgan’s mom, Linda Dorgan, and a family friend, Thomas Geruso, were also wounded.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison, a family friend, told the Tribune that Naqvi was sent to an ICE facility in west suburban Broadview and, later, a Wisconsin jail that frequently houses Chicago-area detainees before she was released.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026
In the days following the tragedy, a family friend created a GoFundMe page to help Hales cover funeral costs for the girls.
—Jasmine Mendez
follow, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2026
Rhonda Dorgan’s mom, Linda Dorgan, and a family friend, Thomas Geruso, were also wounded.
—ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026
Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison, a family friend, told the Tribune that Naqvi was sent to an ICE facility in west suburban Broadview and, later, a Wisconsin jail that frequently houses Chicago-area detainees before she was released.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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