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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His great-grandmother used to speak about her childhood friend, who was Jewish, and her father, who carried Jews to Sobibor in his cart on German orders.
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Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2011, Russian news media reported that Arkady Rotenberg, a childhood friend of Mr. Putin, was eyeing Mr. Kamenshchik’s assets.
—Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Hong Si-jun is Gyeom’s childhood friend, and Son Ju-a (Parasyte: The Grey’s Jeon So-nee) is his first love.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The Kings have started Monk at point guard following the departure of Fox, his childhood friend and former Kentucky teammate.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
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Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2025
In 2011, Russian news media reported that Arkady Rotenberg, a childhood friend of Mr. Putin, was eyeing Mr. Kamenshchik’s assets.
—Nataliya Vasilyeva, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Hong Si-jun is Gyeom’s childhood friend, and Son Ju-a (Parasyte: The Grey’s Jeon So-nee) is his first love.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The Kings have started Monk at point guard following the departure of Fox, his childhood friend and former Kentucky teammate.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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