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 grief was felt by others, including his childhood friend and former Vice President Al Gore.
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Reynolds is from Arkansas, and completed military service in Korea, a childhood friend recounted in a local newspaper.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Lorey's childhood friend was killed.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
And Mabel’s struggles to connect with friends her own age are brought to the forefront when a childhood friend (Beanie Feldstein) reemerges out of the blue.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Reynolds is from Arkansas, and completed military service in Korea, a childhood friend recounted in a local newspaper.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Lorey's childhood friend was killed.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
And Mabel’s struggles to connect with friends her own age are brought to the forefront when a childhood friend (Beanie Feldstein) reemerges out of the blue.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2025
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 21 Sep. 2025.
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