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noun Law.

a person other than a duly appointed guardian who acts on behalf of an infant or other person not fully qualified by law to act on their own behalf.

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Also called prochein ami.

Compare guardian ad litem.

Origin of next friend

before 900; Middle English; Old English

Words nearby next friend

New Zealand spinach, Nexø, next, next-door, next door to, next friend, next of kin, next to, nexus, Ney, Neyagawa

How to use next friend in a sentence

No single woman, having been seduced, has any remedy at common law; neither has her mother nor next friend.
The College, the Market, and the Court|Caroline H. Dall
The husband, too, has his separate interests, and too often his "next friend" is his neighbor's wife.
Mexico and its Religion|Robert A. Wilson
The wife has her separate property and interests, which she manages with the aid of her "next friend."
Mexico and its Religion|Robert A. Wilson
Yet if a noted criminal came and sat down by her, she would probably whisper to her next friend, 'How shocking!'
The Girl of the Period and Other Social Essays, Vol. I (of 2)|Eliza Lynn Linton

Thus faithful Willie Kerr, somewhat harassed by the responsibilities of being next friend to a crown prince.
V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for next friend

next friend

noun

law (formerly) a person acting on behalf of an infant or other person under legal disabilityOfficial name: litigation friend

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