family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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An emotional Brinson said her uncle, Isaiah Thomas, 79, and their 93-year-old family friend Carlotta McIntosh died in the incident.
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Harris has spoken of Christine Simmons, a longtime family friend, who was initiated into A.K.A. in 1950, also at Howard, and later became president of an alumni chapter.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Lincoln hatches a plan with family friend Genelle (Deborah Joy Winans) to bring his girls back together again this Christmas.
—EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
When Miller was seven years old, she was raped by a family friend while visiting relatives.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Harris has spoken of Christine Simmons, a longtime family friend, who was initiated into A.K.A. in 1950, also at Howard, and later became president of an alumni chapter.
—Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
Lincoln hatches a plan with family friend Genelle (Deborah Joy Winans) to bring his girls back together again this Christmas.
—EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
When Miller was seven years old, she was raped by a family friend while visiting relatives.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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