old friend
Someone from before
An old friend is someone you've known for a long time, though the friendship needn't be especially close: I ran into an old friend from college.
The phrase carries warmth and familiarity, suggesting shared history.
It can also refer to something long familiar: Insomnia is an old friend of mine.
Trusted keeper of secrets
- secretsConcealed information
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- relianceState of needing support
dependability · faith · sincerity · steadfastness · counsel · ally · support · understanding
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- reunionGathering after separation
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- yesteryearTime not long past
flashback · recollection · anecdotes · retrospect · keepsake · photograph · stories · laughter
A joining or relation
- historyRecord of past events
- kinshipState of being related
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- affinityNatural liking or attraction
closeness · rapport · attachment · shared experiences · inside jokes · mutual respect · lifelong · unspoken
Knowledge through experience
- warmthHeat you feel
- easeLack of strain
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- belongingState of fitting in
sanctuary · reassurance · understanding · solace · companionship · effortless · unconditional · homecoming
confidant
Trusted keeper of secrets
reliance · dependability · faith · sincerity · steadfastness · counsel · ally · support · understanding · truthfulness
memories
Stored past experiences
- reminiscenceRecalling past experiences
- reunionGathering after separation
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
yesteryear · flashback · recollection · anecdotes · retrospect · keepsake · photograph · stories · laughter · adventures
connection
A joining or relation
- historyRecord of past events
- kinshipState of being related
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
affinity · closeness · rapport · attachment · shared experiences · inside jokes · mutual respect · lifelong · unspoken · deep roots
familiarity
Knowledge through experience
- warmthHeat you feel
- easeLack of strain
- acceptanceConsent to receive
belonging · sanctuary · reassurance · understanding · solace · companionship · effortless · unconditional · homecoming · known
- friendspal, buddy, pals, buddies, bestfriend
- Friendshipbestie, BFF, buddy, pal, companion
- relationshipsfriends, romantic, family, flirting, closeness
- memoriesmemories, remember, recollections, childhood memory, childhood memories
- familiarityfamiliar, unfamiliar, known, unknown, acquainted
- reunion phraseslong time no see, familiar face, welcome back, back again, once again