family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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One of them is another family friend, the unhappily married Naomi Shah, who at the psychologist’s 40th wedding-anniversary party takes an interest in Griffin that turns quickly, shockingly carnal, leading to a series of encounters in her Mercedes and elsewhere.
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Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The house, which belonged to a family friend, was surrounded by woodlands, so Coulter enlisted the aid of two wardens with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
Regis, a pioneer for black footballers, had become a family friend.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Phil said it like the contractor was a family friend.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Alexandra Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
The house, which belonged to a family friend, was surrounded by woodlands, so Coulter enlisted the aid of two wardens with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2025
Regis, a pioneer for black footballers, had become a family friend.
—Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Phil said it like the contractor was a family friend.
—Liz McNeil, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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