pen pal

noun

: a friend made and kept through correspondence

Examples of pen pal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Pen Pals Call me old-fashioned or avoidant or whatever, but I am obsessed with the idea of a pen pal. — Taylor Tomlinson, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2026

The conversations used to be silly, targeted entirely around the holidays, but Tommy eventually became a pen pal and even a therapy chair, Hadley often sending notes off to the North Pole long after Santa’s work for the season was done. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Roost does offer a pen pal program, in which users can create an anonymous profile to connect with other users around the world also interested in meeting strangers. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

At one point, as many as three individuals — including Manson’s grandson, Jason Freeman; Manson’s son, Michael Brunner; and a prison pen pal of Manson’s, Michael Channel — were attempting to take possession of Manson’s body, CNN reported. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for pen pal

• canal
• chorale
• corral
• locale
• morale
• royale
• artisanal
• bal
• dal
• gal
• mal
• sal

Kids Definition

pen pal

noun

: a friend made and kept through letter-writing