单词 | family friend |
释义 | > as lemmasfamily friend family friend n. a person who is on friendly terms with a (particular) family; a friend of the family. ΚΠ 1737 Earl of Oxford Let. 7 Apr. in Lett. Jonathan Swift (1768) VI. 184 I have had an opportunity of seeing it, with a liberty of shewing it to some family friends, whom I would consult upon this occasion. 1840 J. R. Waddington Monk & Married Man I. xix. 316 Mr. Winwood remains at Ravenswood, not in the capacity of officiating Priest, but as an old and valued family friend. 1949 Life 10 Jan. 97/1 He fell in love with Hadley Richardson of St. Louis, a family friend of the Smiths. 2005 Daily Tel. 22 Feb. 16/5 Marriage-minded people were introduced to each other by relatives or family friends. < as lemmas |
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