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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Bethany takes the explosive event as a sign to ditch her baggage, reunite with childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra), and traipse across lofts, clubs, and back alleys, all the while becoming entangled in an emotional web that challenges her sense of self.
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
Rooted in African diasporic tradition and modern Black community-building, Pompeii // Utility goes way back in many ways—even the album’s cover art features two works crafted by Earl’s childhood friend, the sculptor Sharif Farrag.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
In new photos from over the weekend, the model embraced a polarizing sartorial moment while attending a longtime childhood friend’s wedding in Cabo San Lucas.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
Pat Dimond traveled from Colorado to watch the historic event with her childhood friend Kathy Walker.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
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Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 6 Apr. 2026
Rooted in African diasporic tradition and modern Black community-building, Pompeii // Utility goes way back in many ways—even the album’s cover art features two works crafted by Earl’s childhood friend, the sculptor Sharif Farrag.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
In new photos from over the weekend, the model embraced a polarizing sartorial moment while attending a longtime childhood friend’s wedding in Cabo San Lucas.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 1 Apr. 2026
Pat Dimond traveled from Colorado to watch the historic event with her childhood friend Kathy Walker.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for childhood friend
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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