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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That is even true for his childhood friend Friedemann, who distances himself from the visitor despite their once unbreakable bond.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
That sets Charli off on a bit of self-exploration and a reunion with her childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Imagine winning Olympic gold with your childhood friend.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
The movie stars Waters’ childhood friend Divine in the role of Lady Divine, the owner of a traveling kink exhibition who enjoys robbing and murdering the exhibition’s customers.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 11 Feb. 2026
That sets Charli off on a bit of self-exploration and a reunion with her childhood friend Nel (Lena Góra).
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Imagine winning Olympic gold with your childhood friend.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
The movie stars Waters’ childhood friend Divine in the role of Lady Divine, the owner of a traveling kink exhibition who enjoys robbing and murdering the exhibition’s customers.
—Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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