Friend

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A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends. (See also Friends.)

noun

1
A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends. (See also Friends.)
2
Brand name of a spring-loaded camming device, now used to refer to any such device, often uncapitalized, as friend.

Etymology

English surname, from the noun friend, or adaptations of it in other languages such as German Freund, Dutch Vriend, Slovene Prijatelj.

proper noun

1
A surname transferred from the common noun.
2
A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas.
3
A place in the United States: A minor city in Saline County, Nebraska, named after Charles E. Friend.
4
A place in the United States: A ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon, named after George J. Friend.

Forms

plural: Friends

Frieda · A female given name from the Germanic languages, the German…Friedrich · A male given name from German, equivalent to English…friend · A person, typically someone other than a family member,…

Friend · A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends. (See also Friends.)

friendly · Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in…Friendly · A place name: A suburban settlement just west of Sowerby…Friends · The Quakers; the Society of Friends.

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