Meanings
nounman's best friend (plural man's best friends or men's best friends)
plural man's best friends · plural men's best friends
- An affectionate term for a dog, or dogs in general.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Refers to the millennia-long history of close relations, loyalty, friendship, and companionship of dogs with humans.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَفْضَل صَدِيق لِلْإِنْسَان
- أَفْضَل صَدِيق لِلْإِنْسَان (ʔafḍal ṣadīq lilʔinsān)affectionate term for a dog
Finnish ihmisen paras ystävä
- ihmisen paras ystäväaffectionate term for a dog
French le meilleur ami de l’homme
- le meilleur ami de l’hommeaffectionate term for a dog
German bester Freund des Menschen
- bester Freund des Menschenaffectionate term for a dog
Hungarian az ember legjobb barátja
- az ember legjobb barátjaaffectionate term for a dog
Icelandic besti vinur mannsins
- besti vinur mannsinsaffectionate term for a dog
Indonesian teman terbaik manusia
- teman terbaik manusiaaffectionate term for a dog
Italian il migliore amico dell'uomo
- il migliore amico dell'uomoaffectionate term for a dog
Norwegian Bokmål menneskets beste venn
- menneskets beste vennaffectionate term for a dog
Portuguese o melhor amigo do homem
- o melhor amigo do homemaffectionate term for a dog
Russian друг челове́ка
- друг челове́ка (drug čelovéka)affectionate term for a dog
Spanish el mejor amigo del hombre
- el mejor amigo del hombreaffectionate term for a dog
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APA
man's best friend. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man's%20best%20friend
MLA
“man's best friend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man's%20best%20friend. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “man's best friend,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/man's%20best%20friend.
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