bosom friend
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bosom friend
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Compound of bosom + friend. Compare typologically Russian напе́рсник (napérsnik), akin to Proto-Slavic *pьrsь, Russian закады́чный друг (zakadýčnyj drug), akin to кады́к (kadýk)).
noun bosom friends · bosomfriend · bosom-friend
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A very close friend.
I could not have believed it! And to propose that she and I should unite to form a musical club! One would fancy we were bosom friends! And Mrs. Weston!
Similar: bosom buddy, cater-cousin, intimate, ace boon coon
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noun very close friend
| Español | amigo del alma, amiga del alma |
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| 日本語 | 親友 shin'yū, 親しい友達 shitashii tomodachi, 心安い友人 kokoroyasui yūjin |
| 中文 | 知己 zhījǐ, 知音 zhīyīn, 摯友 /挚友 zhìyǒu |
| Português | amigo do peito, amiga do peito |
| Français | ami intime, amie intime |
| Deutsch | Busenfreund, Busenfreundin |
| Italiano | amico per la pelle, amica per la pelle, amico del cuore, amica del cuore |
| Ελληνικά | επιστήθιος φίλος epistíthios fílos, κολλητός kollitós, αδελφικός φίλος adelfikós fílos |
| Română | fârtat |
| Русский | закады́чный друг zakadýčnyj drug, бли́зкий друг blízkij drug |
| Tiếng Việt | tri kỷ, bạn thân |
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