Meanings
nounfamily friend (plural family friends)
plural family friends
- An unrelated friend or familiar acquaintance of one's family.
John isn't my brother; he's just a family friend.
Translations
Bulgarian семе́ен прия́тел, семе́йна прия́телка
- семе́ен прия́тел (seméen prijátel)Translations
- семе́йна прия́телка (seméjna prijátelka)Translations
Dutch familie vriend
- familie vriendTranslations
Finnish perhetuttu, perhetuttava
- perhetuttuTranslations
- perhetuttavaTranslations
French ami de la famille
- ami de la familleTranslations
German Familienfreund, Familienfreundin
- FamilienfreundTranslations
- FamilienfreundinTranslations
Hungarian család barát
- család barátTranslations
Indonesian teman keluarga
- teman keluargaTranslations
Italian amici di famiglia
- amici di famigliaTranslations
Japanese 家族ぐるみの友人
- 家族ぐるみの友人 (kazoku-gurumi no yūjin)Translations
Polish przyjaciel rodziny, przyjaciel rodziny
- przyjaciel rodzinyTranslations
- przyjaciel rodzinyTranslations
Russian друг семьи
- друг семьиTranslations
Spanish amigo de la familia
- amigo de la familiaTranslations
Swedish vän till familjen
- vän till familjenTranslations
Vietnamese người quen
- người quenTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
family friend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20friend
MLA
“family friend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20friend. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “family friend,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/family%20friend.
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