family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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He was arrested following a 33-hour manhunt after his parents recognized surveillance images of the suspect released by police and convinced him, with the help of a family friend, to turn himself in.
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Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
He was found not because of some crowdsourced forensic breakthrough, but because a family member reached out to a family friend who in turn reached out to law enforcement.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The family friend, along with Robinson’s parents, brought the 22-year-old to local law enforcement.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
During the drive, the family friend called the personal cellphone of the Washington County Sheriff's Office patrol division chief to report the suspect was about to turn himself in, Alfred told ABC News.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
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Connor Greene, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
He was found not because of some crowdsourced forensic breakthrough, but because a family member reached out to a family friend who in turn reached out to law enforcement.
—Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The family friend, along with Robinson’s parents, brought the 22-year-old to local law enforcement.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
During the drive, the family friend called the personal cellphone of the Washington County Sheriff's Office patrol division chief to report the suspect was about to turn himself in, Alfred told ABC News.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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