Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bosom friend

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables
bo-som friend
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very close friend.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Compound of bosom + friend. Compare typologically Russian напе́рсник (napérsnik), akin to Proto-Slavic *pьrsь, Russian закады́чный друг (zakadýčnyj drug), akin to кады́к (kadýk)).

Inflected Forms

bosom friends (plural) bosomfriend (alternative) bosom-friend (alternative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does bosom friend mean?
A very close friend.
Where does bosom friend come from?
Compound of bosom + friend. Compare typologically Russian напе́рсник (napérsnik), akin to Proto-Slavic *pьrsь, Russian закады́чный друг (zakadýčnyj drug), akin to кады́к (kadýk)).

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