family friend

noun

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

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Alex casually informing a family friend that their son will take the fall for Paul’s sin is clearly grotesque behavior. Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025 Posting on social media, people slammed the Democrat for attending a family friend's wedding abroad on October 9, just two days before a state of emergency was declared on October 11 due to the floods. Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Pruitt, a longtime family friend, had served as a mentor to the teen. Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 10 Oct. 2025 Minnelli is a longtime family friend. Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Oct. 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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