Friend

Quick meaning: Friend is a noun meaning A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

Meaning

A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

More Meanings

1. An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
2. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
3. A person who backs or supports something.
4. (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
5. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
6. (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
7. (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.

Example Sentences

Trust is important between friends.

I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy.

We became friends in the war and remain friends to this day.

John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.

Word Forms

• friends
• frind
• friending
• friended

Synonyms for friend

Depending on context, synonyms include ally, lover, acquaintance, contact, admirer, booster.

Antonyms for friend

Common opposites include enemy, stranger, asshole, bitchy-pants, creep, fiend.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include acquaintance, admirer, supporter, ally, booster, champion.

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