best friend
English
noun
Definitions
- An especially close and trusted friend.
- (informal) An object or concept considered very useful or helpful.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English best frend affix from English best + English friend.
Origin
English
friend
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- affriended English
- backfriend English
- befriend English
- best English
- bested English
- bester English
- bestest English
- besteth English
- bestie English
- bestness English
- bestseller English
- boyfriend English
- cyberfriend English
- defriend English
- e-friend English
- enbyfriend English
- ex-friend English
- free English
- friend English
- friendess English
- friendful English
- friendgirl English
- friendhood English
- friendish English
- friendless English
- friendlike English
- friendling English
- friendly English
- friendo English
- friendom English
- friendship English
- friendsome English
- friendworthy English
- friendy English
- fuckfriend English
- galfriend English
- girlfriend English
- grandfriend English
- guyfriend English
- manfriend English
- merfriend English
- misfriend English
- nonfriend English
- outbest English
- outfriend English
- penfriend English
- playfriend English
- schoolfriend English
- semifriend English
- stepfriend English
- superfriend English
- unfriend English
- womanfriend English
- зафрендить Russian
- ベスト Japanese
- frēond Old English
- best frend Middle English
- beste Middle English
- frend Middle English
- frend Serbo-Croatian
- ffrind Welsh
- bes Tagalog
- friend Chinese
- 베프 Korean
- pren Tok Pisin
- wokpren Tok Pisin
- bren Kriol
- best
- free
- bested
- bestie
- friend
- bester
- friendy
- outbest
- friendo
- besteth
- bestest
- defriend
- unfriend
- befriend
- friendly
- friendom
- bestness
- e-friend
- ex-friend
- galfriend
- nonfriend
- merfriend
- penfriend
- manfriend
- friendful
- boyfriend
- friendish
- misfriend
- friendess
- outfriend
- guyfriend
- friendless
- backfriend
- girlfriend
- bestseller
- friendgirl
- friendlike
- friendling
- semifriend
- friendhood
- playfriend
- affriended
- friendship
- friendsome
- stepfriend
- enbyfriend
- fuckfriend
- womanfriend
- cyberfriend
- grandfriend
- superfriend
- schoolfriend
- friendworthy