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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The firm's founder is a childhood friend of Lauren's, and its portfolio is stacked with modern, not-too-flashy vacation homes.
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Kelly Ryan Kegans, Midwest Living, 22 May 2026
Jose Semedo, a childhood friend since their days at the Sporting CP academy, was brought in as CEO.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The film opens with its shy, sensitive twentysomething protagonist, Bear, struggling to confess his feelings for his childhood friend, Nikki.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Epstein had used the same expression in at least three previous emails, according to documents released earlier this year under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, including once to his brother in 2016 and once to a childhood friend in 2017.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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Kelly Ryan Kegans, Midwest Living, 22 May 2026
Jose Semedo, a childhood friend since their days at the Sporting CP academy, was brought in as CEO.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 21 May 2026
The film opens with its shy, sensitive twentysomething protagonist, Bear, struggling to confess his feelings for his childhood friend, Nikki.
—Alex Barasch, New Yorker, 11 May 2026
Epstein had used the same expression in at least three previous emails, according to documents released earlier this year under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, including once to his brother in 2016 and once to a childhood friend in 2017.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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