#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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