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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For the past three years Alan Patrick Herbert, Punch staff member and tireless contributor, has been regaling readers with the letters of Topsy, exclamatory and energetic post-War type, to her bosom friend.

From Time Magazine Archive

"There's something horrible in the world," said Spinster Margaret to her bosom friend, Spinster Emily, as they sat together in their snug, rich home in the suburb of Wedgewood.

From Time Magazine Archive

R�camier became the bosom friend of the detested Mme. de Sta�l, thus forming an "alliance of two weak creatures who face their oppressors together."

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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