old friends
People you've known
Old friends are people you've known a long time—the relationships have weathered years, perhaps decades.
The phrase carries warmth and implies shared history: We're old friends from college.
Old friends often need no explanation or pretense with each other.
The term can also describe familiar things returned to: I picked up an old friend from the bookshelf.
- acquaintancePerson slightly known
- familiar facesPeople already known to you
- chumFriend or fish scraps
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- comradeFellow member, shared cause
pal · buddy · long lost · childhood memories · school days · reunions · history · photo albums · nostalgia · trust · companions · loyalty · heart to heart · rapport · inside jokes · sentiment · forgiveness · growing apart
- Friendshipbestie, BFF, buddy, pal, companion
- social contactscontacts, buddies, connections, acquaintances, followers
- social connectionsneighbors, peers, coworkers, godparents, trusted adults
- memoriesmemories, remember, recollections, childhood memory, childhood memories
- social tiespals, buddies, mates, companions, chums
- Catching Upreunion, reconnecting, coffee date, phone call, update