Meanings
nounmutual friend (plural mutual friends)
plural mutual friends
- Someone who is a friend of two or more people, each of whom may not know each other.
We first met through a mutual friend.
Translations
Finnish yhteinen ystävä, yhteinen kaveri
- yhteinen ystäväfriend of each of two or more people
- yhteinen kaverifriend of each of two or more people
French ami commun, amie commune
- ami communfriend of each of two or more people
- amie communefriend of each of two or more people
German gemeinsamer Freund
- gemeinsamer Freundfriend of each of two or more people
Italian amico comune, amica comuna
- amico comunefriend of each of two or more people
- amica comunafriend of each of two or more people
Polish wspólny przyjaciel
- wspólny przyjacielfriend of each of two or more people
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“mutual friend.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutual%20friend. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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