Friend

See also: friend

English

Etymology

English surname, from the noun friend, or adaptations of it in other languages such as German Freund, Dutch Vriend, Slovene Prijatelj.

Noun

Friend (plural Friends)

1. A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends. (See also Friends.)
2. (rock-climbing) Brand name of a spring-loaded camming device, now used to refer to any such device, often uncapitalized, as friend.

Derived terms

• public Friend

Proper noun

Friend

1. A surname transferred from the common noun.
2. A place in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas.
   2. A minor city in Saline County, Nebraska, named after Charles E. Friend.
   3. A ghost town in Wasco County, Oregon, named after George J. Friend.

Anagrams

• Friden, finder, frined, redfin, refin'd, refind