childhood friend

noun

: a friend that a person had when both of them were children : a friend since childhood
We are childhood friends.

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My previous writer, on Athena, was Ladj Ly, who’s a childhood friend. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026 Bishnoi's childhood friend, Satinderjit Singh Brar, allegedly directed the group's North American operations and is also accused in the indictment of ordering the assassination, the indictment said. — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Naturally, her music is also reminiscent of her childhood friend and collaborator Gracie Abrams, though Hobert’s sound has more of an edge. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Screenwriter Simon Rich took an interest in the subject after being told by a childhood friend decades ago about what was possible with AI. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for childhood friend

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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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