family friend
noun
: a person who has known and spent time with one's family
She is a family friend.
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Enraged by the recent loss of his father, despite his role in it, family friend Corey Milsap (Seann William Scott) goes on a rampage through the Gemstone lake house Galilee Gulch, wounding all three siblings — Jesse (McBride), Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam Devine) — via gunshot.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 May 2025
His grandmother died April 18 in Wisconsin Rapids, according to family friend Aaron Johnson.
—Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2025
Staten's only glimmer of hope rests in the eyes and heart of Quinn O'Grady (Minka Kelly), longtime family friend and owner of the local dancehall.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Starkey got his start behind the kit when the Who’s original drummer and close family friend, Keith Moon, gave him a drum set for his eighth birthday.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 May 2025
His grandmother died April 18 in Wisconsin Rapids, according to family friend Aaron Johnson.
—Mike Stunson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Apr. 2025
Staten's only glimmer of hope rests in the eyes and heart of Quinn O'Grady (Minka Kelly), longtime family friend and owner of the local dancehall.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
Starkey got his start behind the kit when the Who’s original drummer and close family friend, Keith Moon, gave him a drum set for his eighth birthday.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Family friend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20friend. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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