#friend a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
supertype: #person__individual__someone__somebody__mortal__human__human_being__humanbeing__soul a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
instance: #Damon_and_Pythias #Damon #Phintias
subtype: #alter_ego__alterego a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
subtype: #best_friend the one friend who is closest to you
subtype: #brother.friend__comrade used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"
subtype: #buddy__brother__chum__crony__pal__sidekick a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
subtype: #cobber Australian term for a pal
subtype: #comrade__companion__fellow__familiar__associate a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
subtype: #date.comrade__escort a participant in a date; "his date never stopped talking"
subtype: #blind_date.date__blinddate a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)
subtype: #playmate__playfellow a companion at play
subtype: #confidant__intimate someone to whom private matters are confided
subtype: #confidante a female confidant
subtype: #repository__secretary a person to whom a secret is entrusted
subtype: #flatmate an associate who shares an apartment with you
subtype: #girlfriend any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party"
subtype: #light.friend a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
subtype: #mate.friend informal term (Australian or British) for a friend of the same sex
subtype: #roommate an associate who shares a room with you
subtype: #schoolfriend a friend who attends the same school
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