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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The Kings have started Monk at point guard following the departure of Fox, his childhood friend and former Kentucky teammate.
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Majors portrayed a childhood friend of Jordan's Adonis Creed character who re-emerges after leaving prison in the third Creed film, which also functioned as Jordan's directorial debut.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Gangstas returns to the streets of Antwerp and revives the four childhood friend protagonists at the heart of the first film, who are also played by the original cast: Adamo (Matteo Simoni), Badia (Nora Gharib), Junes (Junes Lazaar), and Volt (Saïd Boumazoughe).
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Bonds, a fellow Legrand artist and childhood friend of Barge’s, loved the song.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025
Majors portrayed a childhood friend of Jordan's Adonis Creed character who re-emerges after leaving prison in the third Creed film, which also functioned as Jordan's directorial debut.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Gangstas returns to the streets of Antwerp and revives the four childhood friend protagonists at the heart of the first film, who are also played by the original cast: Adamo (Matteo Simoni), Badia (Nora Gharib), Junes (Junes Lazaar), and Volt (Saïd Boumazoughe).
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2025
Bonds, a fellow Legrand artist and childhood friend of Barge’s, loved the song.
—Hillel Italie, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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