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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It was he who, as a bosom friend, stayed by Long's death bed. rushed out with the first news of his passing.

From Time Magazine Archive

He was a bosom friend of the Prime Minister's son, Horace Walpole, and might have climbed in 18th century London's brightest society.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

But most of the new material consists of Author Gogarty's telling a lot more stories about his bosom friend Dr. Gogarty.

From Time Magazine Archive

So she went straight to her bosom friend, Pheoby Watson, and told her about it.

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