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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An impromptu visit to Las Vegas to marry her childhood friend Jason Allen Alexander caused concern. —

James Dinh, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2024 With his childhood friend, the pair can inspire residents to showcase the town's warmth and values while pushing back a major developer's desire to take the community in a different direction. —

EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024 The singer shared how a childhood friend told her the news that Payne had died. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2024 Matheson plays Neil Fak, the childhood friend of Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and Carmy’s cousin Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), on the FX-on-Hulu series. —

Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for childhood friend

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