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Definition of Best friend
1. Noun. The one friend who is closest to you.
Generic synonyms: Friend
Definition of Best friend
1. Noun. An especially close and trusted friend. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Best Friend
Literary usage of Best friend
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"God bless you, dearest H . I do not lean on human love ; I do not depend or reckon
on it; nor have I ever mistaken any human being for my best friend. ..."
2. Raemaekers' Cartoons by Louis Raemaekers (1916)
"My Enemy Is My best friend THESE words of Emerson's express exactly the ...
Yet time and again the enemy has been the best friend of the Netherlands. ..."