Friend
1 | noun | a person you know well and regard with affection and trust 2 | noun | an associate who provides cooperation or assistance 3 | noun | a person with whom you are acquainted 4 | noun | a person who backs a politician or a team etc
fr'end (IPA: frˈɛnd)
friend (no hyphenation) (6 letters | 1 syllable)
1679 (European Renaissance) (347 years ago)
Old English |
written: 548th most common (1 in 5848 words) ( > 99% noun)
spoken: 701st most common (1 in 9804 words)
(includes some inflected forms)
friends
ally | acquaintance | admirer | booster | champion | protagonist | supporter (total: 7)
devil | enemy | foe
alter ego | amigo | associate | best friend | brother | buddy | chum | companion | comrade | confidant | crony | Damon | Damon and Pythias | familiar | fellow | ... (total: 82)
individual | mortal | person | somebody | someone | soul | associate | advocate | advocator | exponent | proponent (total: 11)
amend | append | apprehend | ascend | attend | befriend | bend | blend | commend | comprehend | condescend | contend | defend | depend | descend | ... (total: 37) (based on typical American pronunciation)
befriend | friendly | frieze | friezed | frigid (total: 5)
finder
friend of the court | lady friend | next friend | pen-friend
Friend (US population: 17640 people, white: 86%)
Friend (male)
Friend (Nebraska, 954 people)
My Friend Leonard (James Frey) | My Friend Prospero (Henry Harland) | Our Mutual Friend (Charles Dickens) | Abraham Lincoln, Friend of the People (Clara Ingram Judson) | How to Be Your Own Best Friend (Bernard Berkowitz, Jean Owen, Mildred Newman) (total: 5)
Water: Friend or Enemy | The Boy Friend | Our Friend, Martin | New Best Friend | My Learned Friend | ... (total: 15)
friend.com | friend.info
Ally | Damon, to Pythias | Familiar | Monthly Meeting member | One listed on MySpace | One response to a challenge | Patron | Quaker (total: 8) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)
10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)
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