family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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Williams said that at her mother, who stayed behind, later realized the 2-year-old wasn't breathing and the family friend returned to take them to the hospital as well.
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Brian Brant, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
In a GoFundMe set up by a family friend, it was revealed that six years ago, the father of 12-year-old Giuliani and Ontiveros’s oldest daughter was also the victim of a mass shooting.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
His death was reported to The New York Times by a Wambaugh family friend.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
The cause was esophageal cancer, a family friend told the New York Times.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
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Brian Brant, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
In a GoFundMe set up by a family friend, it was revealed that six years ago, the father of 12-year-old Giuliani and Ontiveros’s oldest daughter was also the victim of a mass shooting.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2025
His death was reported to The New York Times by a Wambaugh family friend.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025
The cause was esophageal cancer, a family friend told the New York Times.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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