pen pal

noun

Synonyms of pen palnext
: a friend made and kept through correspondence

Examples of pen pal in a Sentence

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Like the book and its film, Beaches traces a friendship between Cee Cee Bloom (Vosk) and Bertie White (Barrett) — two women who move from childhood pen pals to roommates, rivals and lifelong confidantes before their soaring story ends in devastating loss. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 May 2026 The club is currently sponsoring four girls in Guatemala, Bangladesh, and the Philippines, providing monthly financial support and forming connections with the girls with a pen pal program. Encinitas Advocate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2026 Millennials and Gen Z are driving a big chunk of that growth, part of a broader analog trend that has people swapping streaming for vinyl, iPhones for film cameras, and Instagram for pen pals. Avery Newmark, AJC.com, 20 Apr. 2026 If Galileo was the first to describe the moon’s features in detail, his contemporary and sometimes pen pal Johannes Kepler was the first person who might have understood the importance of sending us there. Rebecca Boyle, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pen pal

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pen pal was in 1925

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“Pen pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pen%20pal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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pen pal

noun
: a friend made and kept through letter-writing

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