pen pal
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pen pal
noun pen pals
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A friend with whom one communicates using letters, usually over a long distance.
Similar: penfriend
verb pen pals · pen palling · pen palled
- To correspond with a pen pal. Friendship provides shelter from the buffeting storms of life and the complexities of life situations. By penpalling, both can exchange thoughts, feelings, ideas, ideals and knowledge. Such an exchange promotes fresh insights and personal growth for both insider and those in the free world. Please l
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noun friend with whom one communicates using letters
| Español | amigo por correspondencia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 펜팔 penpal, 펜 프렌드 pen peurendeu |
| 日本語 | ペンフレンド penfurendo, ペンパル penparu, 文通仲間 buntsū nakama |
| 中文 | 筆友 /笔友 bǐyǒu, 通信朋友 tōngxìn péngyou |
| Português | amigo por correspondência, correspondente |
| Français | correspondant, correspondante |
| Deutsch | Brieffreund, Brieffreundin |
| Italiano | amico di penna, amica di penna |
| Русский | друг по перепи́ске drug po perepíske, подру́га по перепи́ске podrúga po perepíske |
| Tiếng Việt | bạn qua thư |
| العربية | صَدِيق بِالْمُرَاسَلَة ṣadīq bi-l-murāsala |
| עברית | חבר לעט |
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@misc{pen_pal_2026,
title = {pen pal},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pen%20pal},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
