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 prayer book came with Stone on that journey once again — down the hill, into a family friend’s house, and later to a pullout couch in a Santa Monica hotel room.
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Staten’s only glimmer of hope rests in the eyes and heart of Quinn O’Grady (Kelly), longtime family friend and owner of the local dancehall.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
He’s joined by Minka Kelly as Quinn O’Grady, a family friend and the owner of a local dancehall.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
No charges in case after nearly 3 decades On the night of December 25, 1996, JonBenét, her brother, Burke, and their parents returned home from Christmas dinner at a family friend’s house.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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Corina Knoll, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Staten’s only glimmer of hope rests in the eyes and heart of Quinn O’Grady (Kelly), longtime family friend and owner of the local dancehall.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025
He’s joined by Minka Kelly as Quinn O’Grady, a family friend and the owner of a local dancehall.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
No charges in case after nearly 3 decades On the night of December 25, 1996, JonBenét, her brother, Burke, and their parents returned home from Christmas dinner at a family friend’s house.
—Jean Casarez, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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