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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Alysha’s childhood friend Andy introduced them.
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Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 7 June 2026
The actress is playing Teela, a warrior who reconnects with her childhood friend Prince Adam/He-Man (Nicholas Galitzine) when their home world of Eternia comes under threat by Skeletor (Jared Leto).
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The items are from the collection of Katherine Hanbury, a childhood friend of Diana’s who attended West Health with her between 1973 and 1977.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 May 2026
Even Rue’s childhood friend Lexi (Maude Apatow), who appears to be the only main character to emerge from the time jump with a college degree, has no one’s idea of a good life, spending nearly all her waking hours fetching lunches and coffees as a showrunner’s apprentice.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
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Meghan O'Brien, NBC news, 7 June 2026
The actress is playing Teela, a warrior who reconnects with her childhood friend Prince Adam/He-Man (Nicholas Galitzine) when their home world of Eternia comes under threat by Skeletor (Jared Leto).
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
The items are from the collection of Katherine Hanbury, a childhood friend of Diana’s who attended West Health with her between 1973 and 1977.
—Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 31 May 2026
Even Rue’s childhood friend Lexi (Maude Apatow), who appears to be the only main character to emerge from the time jump with a college degree, has no one’s idea of a good life, spending nearly all her waking hours fetching lunches and coffees as a showrunner’s apprentice.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 28 May 2026
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“Childhood friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childhood%20friend. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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