"old friend" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: old friends [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} old friend (plural old friends)
  1. A long-standing friend
    Sense id: en-old_friend-en-noun-9j7F7xlE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms of address, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms of address: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 86 14
  2. A friend who is old / aged Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-old_friend-en-noun-Lw-XhcTA Disambiguation of People: 2 98

Inflected forms

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