family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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In 1961, Kennedy crossed paths with Mary Davis, a family friend from Sacramento who was studying for a master’s degree at Stanford, and two years later they were married at Sacramento’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
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Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Wolffs now plan to pass along their barbecue business to family friend Rick Hackett.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Bobby Charles, who was a close family friend of the couple who held the bible at their wedding in 2023, confirmed Faur’s cause of death to People.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Lurking among the chaos is the Tesmans’ family friend, Judge Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), with whom Hedda is currently having an affair.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 Oct. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Wolffs now plan to pass along their barbecue business to family friend Rick Hackett.
—Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
Bobby Charles, who was a close family friend of the couple who held the bible at their wedding in 2023, confirmed Faur’s cause of death to People.
—Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Lurking among the chaos is the Tesmans’ family friend, Judge Roland Brack (Nicholas Pinnock), with whom Hedda is currently having an affair.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 28 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 7 Nov. 2025.
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