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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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Noun Inflected Forms

• best friends
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of best friend

First recorded before 1000

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As artificial intelligence becomes ubiquitous, we face a fundamental question: What is going on inside these new “minds”? The path to answering it may come from an unlikely source: man’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

She’s my best friend, and I’m the happiest I have ever been when I’m with her, but I have also never felt so supported and safe, ever.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

And if you're not feeling like yourself, Young suggests a regular call home, to family or a best friend.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The announcement that he was leaving the national team came shortly after the death of his father, Jorge, Messi’s first coach, primary agent and best friend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

And anyway, she told the boy, he was her best friend.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman

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