a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.

a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter

friends of the Boston Symphony.

a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile

Who goes there? Friend or foe?

a member of the same nation, party, etc.

( initial capital letter ) a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.

Rare . to befriend. ?

make friends with

to enter into friendly relations with; become a friend to.

adjective

attached , befriended , beloved , liked , loved

adjective

abandoned , adrift , alienated , all alone , all by one’s self , alone , cut off * , deserted , estranged , forlorn , forsaken , isolated , lonely , lonesome , marooned , ostracized , shunned , solitary , unattached , without ties