family friends
Close non-relatives welcomed
Family friends are people close to an entire family rather than just one member—friends of your parents who've known you since childhood, or couples your family socializes with regularly.
The relationship often spans generations: The Hendersons are old family friends; they came to my parents' wedding and my graduation.
The term sometimes appears in euphemistic contexts, as when an unrelated adult in a child's life needs a label.
- associatesConnected persons or links
- confidantsTrusted secret-keepers
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- gatheringsOccasions of congregating
- holiday gatheringsSeasonal social occasions
Sunday dinners · backyard barbecues · community elders · reunions · ally · godparents · fellowship · closeness · warmth · mentors · brother · neighbors · trust · conviviality · relations · communion · support systems · support network
- caregiverscaregiver, parents, carer, mothers, babysitter
family friendsstrangers
People unknown to you
acquaintances · colleagues · coworkers · distant relatives · nodding acquaintances
family friendsstrangers
People unknown to you
complete strangers · outsiders · passersby · nobodies · acquaintances
family friendsenemies
Hostile opposing parties
sworn enemies · foes · adversaries · rivals · antagonists
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