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    Definitions

    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

    Pronunciation

    fr'end (IPA: frˈɛnd)

    Hyphenation

    friend (no hyphenation) (6 letters | 1 syllable)

    First known use in English

    1679 (European Renaissance) (347 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old English |

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 548th most common (1 in 5848 words) ( > 99% noun)

    spoken: 701st most common (1 in 9804 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected form

    friends

    Synonyms

    ally | acquaintance | admirer | booster | champion | protagonist | supporter (total: 7)

    Antonyms

    devil | enemy | foe

    Narrower terms

    alter ego | amigo | associate | best friend | brother | buddy | chum | companion | comrade | confidant | crony | Damon | Damon and Pythias | familiar | fellow | ... (total: 82)

    Broader terms

    individual | mortal | person | somebody | someone | soul | associate | advocate | advocator | exponent | proponent (total: 11)

    Rhymes

    amend | append | apprehend | ascend | attend | befriend | bend | blend | commend | comprehend | condescend | contend | defend | depend | descend | ... (total: 37) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Lexically close words

    befriend | friendly | frieze | friezed | frigid (total: 5)

    Anagram

    finder

    Phrases

    friend of the court | lady friend | next friend | pen-friend

    Other notable uses

    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

    Crossword puzzle clues

    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)

    Scrabble score

    10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

    (???) ?37-4363