Phrase guide

family friend

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An unrelated friend or familiar acquaintance of one's family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • John isn't my brother; he's just a family friend.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: семе́ен прия́тел (seméen prijátel) — Translations
  • Bulgarian: семе́йна прия́телка (seméjna prijátelka) — Translations
  • Dutch: familie vriend — Translations
  • Finnish: perhetuttu — Translations
  • Finnish: perhetuttava — Translations
  • French: ami de la famille — Translations
  • German: Familienfreund — Translations
  • German: Familienfreundin — Translations
  • Hungarian: család barát — Translations
  • Indonesian: teman keluarga — Translations
  • Italian: amici di famiglia — Translations
  • Japanese: 家族ぐるみの友人 (kazoku-gurumi no yūjin) — Translations
  • Polish: przyjaciel rodziny — Translations
  • Polish: przyjaciel rodziny — Translations
  • Russian: друг семьи — Translations
  • Spanish: amigo de la familia — Translations
  • Swedish: vän till familjen — Translations
  • Vietnamese: người quen — Translations