family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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The 16-year-old girl, identified as Adasyn Wood Savin, hailed from Newcastle, New South Wales and was visiting Rosebury during the school holiday and riding in the ATV with a family friend, according to the donation page.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Dave Bisho is a family friend who helped set up an online fundraising effort.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Kubrick’s second feature was another DIY effort, with the young director again serving as his own cinematographer and editor, his tiny budget coming this time from a pharmacist family friend.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 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
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Dave Bisho is a family friend who helped set up an online fundraising effort.
—Kenny Choi, CBS News, 1 Jan. 2026
Kubrick’s second feature was another DIY effort, with the young director again serving as his own cinematographer and editor, his tiny budget coming this time from a pharmacist family friend.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 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
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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