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

Alene Devereaux, a family friend, told WTOP that Coleman was friendly, vibrant and popular. —David Chiu, People.com, 12 June 2025

Mayor on medical leave In other Mooresville news, Mayor Chris Carney has taken a medical leave of absence after the death of a close family friend and his father being placed in hospice care, commissioner and mayor pro tem Eddie Dingler said at Monday’s Board of Commissioners meeting. —Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2025

But when Rachel’s son discovers a family friend collapsed and confronted by something unspeakable, the illusion of normalcy shatters — setting off a chain of events that will change their lives forever. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025

Part 1: in 1904, a family friend, General Kuropatkin, is entertaining young Nabokov with a trick involving matches when he is suddenly called away to the Russo-Japanese War. —Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 1 June 2025

Rhymes for family friend

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