<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.</li><li>a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter.</li><li>a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile.</li><li>a member of the same nation, party, etc.</li><li>Friend, a member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker.</li><li>a person associated with another as a contact on a social media website.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>Rare: to befriend.</li><li>to add (a person) to one's list of contacts on a social media website.</li></ul>