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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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

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

To begin with, in the quarter-final match between burly young John Doeg* of California and Tilden's bosom friend, Frank Hunter, Tilden insisted on audibly coaching Hunter from the sidelines.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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