man's best friend

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man's best friend

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Refers to the millennia-long history of close relations, loyalty, friendship, and companionship of dogs with humans.

noun man's best friends · men's best friends

  1. An affectionate term for a dog, or dogs in general.

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noun affectionate term for a dog

Españolel mejor amigo del hombre
Portuguêso melhor amigo do homem
Françaisle meilleur ami de l’homme
Deutschbester Freund des Menschen
Italianoil migliore amico dell'uomo
Русскийдруг челове́ка drug čelovéka
العربيةأَفْضَل صَدِيق لِلْإِنْسَان ʔafḍal ṣadīq lilʔinsān

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@misc{man_s_best_friend_2026,
  title = {man's best friend},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/man's%20best%20friend},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}