family friend

noun

: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.

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Daniel Aguilar Another family friend said that Zacapala always wanted to make sure he was seen as a good kid. Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Robinson was ultimately taken into custody after a family friend turned him in. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 10 July 2026 Chronic Tacos uses recipes that stretch back three generations from a family friend of Wyner’s in the meat-market business. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 With the help of a family friend, a retired deputy sheriff, Robinson’s parents persuaded him to surrender to authorities, according to charging documents. Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 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 17 Jul. 2026.

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