family friend

noun

: a person who has known and spent time with one's family

She is a family friend.

Examples of family friend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new final scene reunites a now-happy Gardiner family and their family friend Hewey (John Ortiz) out at sea. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

The novelist and journalist Armand Lapointe, a family friend, called the portrait a failure and reproached Gonzalès for having agreed to sit for Manet. — Sarah Belmont, ARTnews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Teacher Becky Drury, 54, is recovering in a Bend hospital with wounds to her arm and hand but hopes to go home soon, said Zack Hall, a family friend who is serving as her family’s spokesperson. — Martha Bellisle, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

Teacher Becky Drury, 54, is recovering in a Bend hospital with wounds to her arm and hand but hopes to go home soon, said Zack Hall, a family friend who is serving as her family's spokesperson. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for family friend

• superintend
• amend
• append
• ascend
• attend
• backend
• befriend
• boyfriend
• commend
• compend
• contend
• defend