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Noun friend has 5 senses

friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
--₁ is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
--₁ has particulars:

Damon and Pythias; alter ego; amigo; best friend; brother, comrade; buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick; companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate; confidant, intimate; flatmate; girlfriend; light; mate; roommate; schoolfriend; Damon; Phintias, Pythias

ally, friend - an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"
--₂ is a kind of associate
Antonyms: foe, enemy
--₂ has particulars: blood brother
acquaintance, friend - a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
--₃ is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
--₃ has particulars:
bunkmate; campmate; connection; end man; homeboy; messmate; pickup; schoolmate, classmate, schoolfellow, class fellow

supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
--₄ is a kind of advocate, advocator, proponent, exponent
--₄ has particulars:

Friend, Quaker - a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
--₅ is a kind of Christian
--₅ is a member of Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends, Quakers
--₅ has particulars: Penn, William Penn