Synset

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 169 freq. cnt.: 169

sample sentences

"he was my best friend at the university"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

friendly friendship

semantic pointers

hypernym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody

instance hyponym

Damon and Pythias Damon Phintias, Pythias

hyponym

alter ego amigo best friend brother, comrade buddy, crony, brother, chum, pal, sidekick comrade, companion, fellow, familiar, associate confidant, intimate flatmate girlfriend light mate roommate, roomie, roomy schoolfriend