bosom friend

[booz-uhm frend] / ˈbʊz əm ˈfrɛnd /

NOUN

intimate friend

Synonyms

WEAK

best friend bosom buddy close friend companion confidant dear friend pal soul mate

Example Sentences

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In China she met Maggie, also from the U. S., and became her bosom friend.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had the C.I.O.'s President Phil Murray, once a bosom friend, sputtering with rage.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is credited with having been a bosom friend of Phineas Taylor Barnum, whom he, as an infant, vaguely remembers having once seen saluting patrons at his show.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of his ancestors had been a bosom friend of Henry VIII, and the men of Northampton had never bothered greatly about what others said.

From Time Magazine Archive

But anyhow, she’s yo’ bosom friend, so you better go see ’bout her.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston