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best friend

American  

[best frend] / ˈbɛst ˈfrɛnd /

noun

best friends plural

1. a person’s closest or most cherished friend.

   Sheila has been my best friend since we were seven.

   Synonyms:

   bosom friend, bosom buddy, bff, bf, bestie

2. something that a person particularly depends on or has a special affection for.

   A purple, stuffed armadillo was my best friend and companion through my whole childhood.

3. something considered or suggested to be particularly useful or valuable.

   When it comes to saving for retirement, compound interest is your new best friend.

   Your local piano tuner could be your best friend when buying a piano.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• best friends
  plural

Etymology

Origin of best friend

First recorded before 1000

Example Sentences

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best friend

The 63-year-old model-train enthusiast told Dickens, who stopped for a chat, he was there for his best friend, Roy, who died several years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

It's not the first time the cattle-farming politician has fallen foul of man's best friend -- he once threatened to kill Johnny Depp's dogs.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

"It's kind of like going with a best friend but he's my brother and we can spend even more time together," he said.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

From Orange County classrooms to the Oscars, writer Danya Jimenez — and her best friend and co-writer, Hannah McMechan — recount the journey to their hit animated film, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

There were photos, notes, library books, your best friend Shana’s borrowed sweater, that one beaded earring.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith