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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His childhood friend Reina Cardenas told NBC News that Hernandez was particularly enthusiastic about participating in the festival.
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Abby Monteil, Them., 8 Apr. 2025
What Teddy doesn’t know, however, is that Owen did go through on his end, as viewers see the post-coital moments of Owen in bed with his childhood friend Nora (Floriana Lima).
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Owen’s too busy daydreaming about his childhood friend, Nora.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Dustin Smith grew up in Indiana and was a childhood friend of Austin Parkinson, Bruce’s son and a Purdue player under coach Gene Keady in the early 2000s.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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Abby Monteil, Them., 8 Apr. 2025
What Teddy doesn’t know, however, is that Owen did go through on his end, as viewers see the post-coital moments of Owen in bed with his childhood friend Nora (Floriana Lima).
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Owen’s too busy daydreaming about his childhood friend, Nora.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2025
Dustin Smith grew up in Indiana and was a childhood friend of Austin Parkinson, Bruce’s son and a Purdue player under coach Gene Keady in the early 2000s.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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