family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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The younger Liubava was a contradiction, small and seemingly fragile but inwardly strong, remembered Tetiana Osipova, a family friend who had served alongside the girls' father.
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
The boat operator, described by Rivera as a family friend, later died from his injuries.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 19 May 2026
But a key inflection point came in July, when Dom called Christine, asking her to send a family friend to pick him up.
—Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
The substance caused an immediate emergency in the toddler's lungs, family friend, Rochelle Evrard, explained in a GoFundMe originally established to support the family.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
The boat operator, described by Rivera as a family friend, later died from his injuries.
—Joan Murray, CBS News, 19 May 2026
But a key inflection point came in July, when Dom called Christine, asking her to send a family friend to pick him up.
—Jake King-Schreifels, Time, 15 May 2026
The substance caused an immediate emergency in the toddler's lungs, family friend, Rochelle Evrard, explained in a GoFundMe originally established to support the family.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for family friend
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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