family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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Dave Bisho is a family friend who helped set up an online fundraising effort.
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Kenny Choi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Tom Cavanaugh, a family friend who organized the online fundraiser, said donations will go toward covering Leah’s funeral and memorial costs.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Lisa Ross, a family friend of the Navarros, worked as his communications director during his congressional run.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The hangar houses a family friend's plane, but otherwise has gone virtually unused for business purposes for more than a decade.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
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Kenny Choi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Tom Cavanaugh, a family friend who organized the online fundraiser, said donations will go toward covering Leah’s funeral and memorial costs.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 23 Dec. 2025
Lisa Ross, a family friend of the Navarros, worked as his communications director during his congressional run.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
The hangar houses a family friend's plane, but otherwise has gone virtually unused for business purposes for more than a decade.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 19 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family friend
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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