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

best(p)
best-built
best-hung
best-kept secret
best-known
best-looking
best-off
best-selling
best-selling(p)
best bet
best bib and tucker
best boy
best boys
best efforts
best evidence rule
best friend (current term)
best friend forever
best friends
best laid plans
best man
best men
best of
best of all
best of both worlds
best of breed
best of the bunch
best off
best practice
best regards
best seller

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. ..."

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