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Definitions for Friend

[1] a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
[2] a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter friends of the Boston Symphony.
[3] a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: Who goes there? Friend or foe?
[4] a member of the same nation, party, etc.
[5] (initial capital letter ) a member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker.
[6] a person associated with another as a contact on a social media website: We've never met, but we're Facebook friends.
[7] Rare . to befriend.
[8] to add (a person) to one's list of contacts on a social media website: I just friended a couple of guys in my class.
[9] make friends with , to enter into friendly relations with; become a friend to.
[10] a person known well to another and regarded with liking, affection, and loyalty; an intimate
[11] an acquaintance or associate
[12] an ally in a fight or cause; supporter
[13] a fellow member of a party, society, etc
[14] a patron or supporter a friend of the opera
[15] be friends to be friendly (with)
[16] make friends to become friendly (with)
[17] (tr) an archaic word for befriend
[18] a member of the Religious Society of Friends; Quaker
[19] trademark mountaineering a device consisting of a shaft with double-headed spring-loaded cams that can be wedged in a crack to provide an anchor point

Words related to Friend

colleague, acquaintance, buddy, associate, companion, roommate, partner, cousin, ally, classmate, patron, advocate, backer, supporter, crony, cohort, comrade, chum, intimate, familiar

Words nearby Friend

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Origin of Friend

First recorded before 900; Middle English friend, frend, Old English frēond “friend, lover, relative” (cognate with Old Saxon friund, Old High German friunt (German Freund ), Gothic frijōnds ), originally the present participle of frēogan, cognate with Gothic frijōn “to love”

Other words from Friend

friend·less , adjective
friend·less·ness , noun
non·friend , noun

Word origin for Friend

Old English frēond ; related to Old Saxon friund , Old Norse frǣndi , Gothic frijōnds , Old High German friunt

Synonyms for Friend

acquaintance, ally, associate, buddy, classmate, colleague, companion, cousin, partner, roommate, chum, cohort, compatriot, comrade, consort, crony, familiar, intimate, mate, pal, playmate, schoolmate, sidekick, spare, well-wisher, alter ego, bosom buddy, soul mate