next friends

A form of next friend — A person who represents another person who is under disability or otherwise unable to maintain a suit on their own behalf, and who does not have a legal guardian.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of next friend
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APA

next friends. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next%20friends

MLA

“next friends.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next%20friends. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “next friends,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/next%20friends.

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