family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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When Keim was growing up on an Alaska homestead, a family friend would airdrop turkeys to her family and others nearby for the holidays.
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Alaska Gear Company via AP When Keim was growing up on an Alaska homestead, a family friend would airdrop turkeys to her family and others nearby for the holidays.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024
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, 27 Nov. 2024
The couple opted to stay at a family friend’s apartment in Manhattan instead.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
Alaska Gear Company via AP When Keim was growing up on an Alaska homestead, a family friend would airdrop turkeys to her family and others nearby for the holidays.
—CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024
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, 27 Nov. 2024
The couple opted to stay at a family friend’s apartment in Manhattan instead.
—Matthew Haag, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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