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Friend.

A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends. (See also Friends.)

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends. (See also Friends.)

  2. Brand name of a spring-loaded camming device, now used to refer to any such device, often uncapitalized, as friend.

Where this word comes from

English surname, from the noun friend, or adaptations of it in other languages such as German Freund, Dutch Vriend, Slovene Prijatelj.

name
  1. A surname transferred from the common noun.

  2. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas.

  3. A place in the United States: A minor city in Saline County, Nebraska, named after Charles E. Friend.

  4. A place in the United States: A ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon, named after George J. Friend.

Where this word comes from

English surname, from the noun friend, or adaptations of it in other languages such as German Freund, Dutch Vriend, Slovene Prijatelj.

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