Etymological root
frēond
Old English
Words from this root(5)
friend
A1
/frɛnd/
A person you know well and like, and who is not a family member.
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befriend
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/bɪˈfrɛnd/
to act as a friend to; to help or favor
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backfriend
C2+
/ˈbækˌfrɛnd/
a false friend or secret enemy
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unfriend
C2+
/ʌnˈfrɛnd/
to remove someone from one's list of contacts on a social network
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unfriendliness
C2+
/ʌnˈfrɛndlinəs/
the quality of being unwelcoming or hostile
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