" friend "

[Noun]  | "friend" | \ ˈfrend \

1: one attached to another by affection or esteem

2: acquaintance

3: one that is not hostile

Origin: before 12th century ;

 Middle English frend, from Old English frēond; akin to Old High German friunt friend, Old English frēon to love, frēo free;

[Noun]  | "friend zone" 

1: a state of friendship in which one's romantic or sexual interest in someone is not reciprocated

Origin: 1994 ;

[Noun]  | "best friend" 

1: a person's closest and dearest friend

2: a person's most desirable or valuable possession or resource

Origin: 13th century ;

[Noun]  | "next friend" 

1: a person admitted to or appointed by a court to act for the benefit of a person (such as an infant) lacking full legal capacity

Origin: 1579 ;

[Noun]  | "childhood friend" 

1: a friend that a person had when both of them were children : a friend since childhood

[Noun]  | "family friend" 

1: a person who has known and spent time with one's family

[Verb]  | "friend" 

1: to act as the friend of : befriend

2: to include (someone) in one's list of designated friends on a social media service

Origin: 13th century ;

 See: {friend:1 };

[Noun phrase]  | "friend of the court" 

1: amicus curiae

Origin: 1776 ;

[Noun phrase]  | "friend with benefits" 

1: a friend with whom one has casual sexual relations without commitments

Origin: 1997 ;

[Idiom]  | "a friend in need is a friend indeed" 

1: —used to say that a friend who will help someone when help is needed is a true friend

[Verb]  | "friend" 

[Noun]  | "friend"