bosom friend
[ booz-uhm frend ]
noun
a close or intimate friend: After her family moved to another country, Ayana continued to stay in touch with the bosom friend she left behind.
Origin of bosom friend
1First recorded in 1580–90
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How to use bosom friend in a sentence
His bosom friend, John Barton, made his exit from the world's stage April 16, 1875.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellJohn Kettlewell died in 1695, to Nelson's great loss, for he was indeed a bosom friend.
The English Church in the Eighteenth Century | Charles J. Abbey and John H. OvertonTo be able to have a woman come to wash the dishes without making a bosom friend of her, and having her hear all the conversation!
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton SinclairI want to interdoodle my most bosom friend, Mr. Clinton Thayer, of Vay-gin-yah, sah!
Left Tackle Thayer | Ralph Henry BarbourGiuki now wanted a wife for Gunnar, and the brothers with their bosom friend set out to woo.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James Grant
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