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best friend

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From Middle English best frend, best freond, equivalent to best + friend. Compare West Frisian bêste freon (“best friend”), Dutch beste vriend (“best friend”), German bester Freund (“best friend”).

noun best friends

  1. An especially close and trusted friend. I know you and Virginia are on best-friend terms.
  2. informal An object or concept considered very useful or helpful to someone. You might even say, the bigger the problem, the greater your creative potential. The problem you're facing is your best friend because it will help to bring out the best in you.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see best, friend.

    Similar: boon companion, BFF, bestie, bosom friend

Opposite: worst enemy

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noun

Opposite: worst enemy

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noun an especially close and trusted friend

Españolmejor amigo, mejor amiga
한국어절친 jeolchin, 베스트 프렌드 beseuteu peurendeu
中文至交 zhìjiāo, 好朋友
हिन्दीसबसे अच्छा दोस्त sabse acchā dost
Portuguêsmelhor amigo, melhores amigos, melhor amiga, melhores amigas
Françaismeilleur ami, meilleure amie
Deutschbester Freund, beste Freundin
Ελληνικάκολλητός kollitós, κολλητή kollití
Românăcel mai bun prieten, cea mai bună prietenă
Русскийприя́тель prijátelʹ, прия́тельница prijátelʹnica
العربيةأَفْضَل صَدِيق ʔafḍal ṣadīq, فُضْلَى صَدِيقَة fuḍlā ṣadīqa

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@misc{best_friend_2026,
  title = {best friend},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/best%20friend},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}