childhood friend
noun
: a friend that a person had when both of them were children : a friend since childhood
We are childhood friends.
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Some have posited that a man at the diner where the Soprano family met for a bite looked suspiciously like Davey, whose life was ruined by his childhood friend Tony.
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
In an idyllic Tuscan town, the life of Elisa (Matilde Gioli) is turned upside down when a childhood friend returns, reawakening feelings from yesteryear.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
That’s one of his first big risks — the other being a backroom quickie with his married childhood friend, Rachel (Odessa A’zion, who perfectly matches pitch with Chalamet).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Although the film is male-dominated, key women in the film include Marty’s mother, played by Fran Drescher, Marty’s childhood friend Odessa A’zion, and Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays a glamorous older actress living in the Upper East Side.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
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Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Dec. 2025
In an idyllic Tuscan town, the life of Elisa (Matilde Gioli) is turned upside down when a childhood friend returns, reawakening feelings from yesteryear.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2025
That’s one of his first big risks — the other being a backroom quickie with his married childhood friend, Rachel (Odessa A’zion, who perfectly matches pitch with Chalamet).
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
Although the film is male-dominated, key women in the film include Marty’s mother, played by Fran Drescher, Marty’s childhood friend Odessa A’zion, and Gwyneth Paltrow, who plays a glamorous older actress living in the Upper East Side.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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