friend
A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
Other meanings
An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "frēond".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “friend” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.