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By analogy with false friend.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
true friend
Today it means: A word in a language that bears a resemblance to a word in another language and has an equivalent meaning. Full definition →
Today it means: A word in a language that bears a resemblance to a word in another language and has an equivalent meaning. Full definition →
By analogy with false friend.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.