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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And Stack’s old flame is Mary (a saucy and unguarded Hailee Steinfeld), his white-passing childhood friend with Black ancestry that shows up in her relations, not her face, who is still pissed at Stack for ghosting her.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
For anyone who has desperately tried to sustain the spark with a childhood friend, this dynamic is all too familiar.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Originally from South Carolina, Scooter began his music career in 2008 and was signed by his childhood friend Future and fellow rapper Waka Flocka Flame in 2013.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Why Did Marcos Frame Leo? It’s eventually revealed that Leo was framed by his childhood friend, Marcos Brown.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 18 Apr. 2025
For anyone who has desperately tried to sustain the spark with a childhood friend, this dynamic is all too familiar.
—Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 6 Apr. 2025
Originally from South Carolina, Scooter began his music career in 2008 and was signed by his childhood friend Future and fellow rapper Waka Flocka Flame in 2013.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Why Did Marcos Frame Leo? It’s eventually revealed that Leo was framed by his childhood friend, Marcos Brown.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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 25 Apr. 2025.
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