Added 9 October 2026
friend
/fɹɛnd/ noun
In Latin: amicus, amica Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about friend at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A person you know well and regard with affection and trust.
he was my best friend at the university
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An associate who provides cooperation or assistance.
he's a good ally in fight
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A person with whom you are acquainted.
I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances
Origin
From Middle English freend, frend, frende, freynde, friend, frind, frond, frund, vrend, vryend, from Old English frēond, frīond (“friend”, literally “loving [one], lover”), from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“friend, loved one”), from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to please; to love”), roughly equivalent to free + -nd. See also Friday.
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