friend Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. Although there are many forms of f ...

is a partner in friendship, an interpersonal relationship between humans. Friend or The Friend may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Friend'' (1987 film), a Soviet film * ''Friend'' (2001 film), a South Korean film, remade as a 2009 TV series (see below) * '' Friend: The Great Legacy'', a 2013 South Korean neo-noir * ''

Our Friend ''Our Friend'' is a 2019 American Biographical film, biographical Drama (film and television), drama film directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite and written by Brad Ingelsby, based on Matthew Teague's 2015 ''Esquire (magazine), Esquire'' article "The ...

'', originally released as ''The Friend'', a 2019 American biographical film * ''The Friend'' (2024 film), a 2024 American drama film

Television

* ''

Friend, Our Legend ''Friend, Our Legend'' () is a 2009 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin, Kim Min-jun, Seo Do-young, Lee Si-eon and Wang Ji-hye. It aired on MBC from June 27 to August 30, 2009 on Saturdays and Sundays at 22:40 ( KST) for 20 epi ...

'', a South Korean drama, a remake of the 2001 film ''Friend'' * "Friend", an episode of ''Death Note'' * "The Friend", an episode of ''Frasier'' * "The Friend", a season 3 episode of ''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' (also known simply as ''Gumball'' or by its abbreviation ''TAWOG''; retitled ''The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball'' beginning with its The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, seventh season) is an animated si ...

Music

* ''Friend'' (album), by S.E.S. * ''Friend'' (EP), by Grizzly Bear * "Friend" (song), a song by Christine McVie * "Friend", a song by 12 Rods from '' Gay?'' * "Friend", a song by Ayumi Hamasaki, B-side of the single " Poker Face" * "Friend", a song by Gracie Abrams from ''

Minor Minor may refer to: Common meanings * Minor (law), a person not under the age of certain legal activities. * Academic minor, a secondary field of study in undergraduate education Mathematics * Minor (graph theory), a relation of one graph to an ...

'' * "Friend", a song by Iyaz from '' Replay'' * "Friend", a song by

Wild Colonials Wild Colonials are an United States, American alternative rock musical ensemble, band formed in Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles, California in 1992 in music, 1992 by Angela McCluskey (vocals), Shark (musician), Shark (guitar/vocals/percuss ...

from ''Reel Life, Vol. 1''

Novels

* ''Friend'' (Henstell novel), a 1985 novel by Diana Henstell * ''Friend'' (Paek novel), a 1988 novel by Paek Nam-nyong * ''The Friend'' (novel), a 2018 novel by Sigrid Nunez

People

Friend (surname) Friend is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andy Friend (born 1969), Australian rugby union coach * Bill Friend (engineer) (died 2021), American executive, Bechtel president in the 1980s * Bill Friend (politician) (born 1949) ...

Friend (given name) Friend is the given name of: * Friend Humphrey (1787–1854), American politician * Friend Richardson Friend William Richardson (born William Richardson; December 1, 1865September 6, 1943) was an American newspaper publisher and politician. A m ...

* Friend, a member of the

Quakers Quakers are people who belong to the Religious Society of Friends, a historically Protestantism, Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations. Members refer to each other as Friends after in the Bible, and originally ...

(Religious Society of Friends) *

Public Universal Friend The Public Universal FriendOriginal spelling: ''the Publick Universal Friend''. Shortened forms: ''the Universal Friend'', ''the Friend'', or ''P.U.F.'' (born Jemima Wilkinson; November 29, 1752 – July 1, 1819) was an American preacher born ...

, also known as "the Friend"

Publications

* ''The Friend'' (Quaker magazine), a British magazine * ''The Friend'' (LDS magazine), a Latter-day Saint children's magazine * ''The Friend'', a monthly newspaper for seamen published in Honolulu by

Samuel C. Damon Samuel Chenery Damon (February 15, 1815 – February 7, 1885) was a list of Missionaries to Hawaii, missionary to Hawaii, pastor of the Seamen's Bethel Church, chaplain of the Honolulu American Seamen's Friend Society and editor in chief, editor of ...

1843–1867 * ''The Friend'', a short-lived weekly publication (1809–1810) published by

Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( ; 21 October 177225 July 1834) was an English poet, literary critic, philosopher, and theologian who was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets with his friend William Wordsworth ...

Places in the United States

Friend, Kansas Friend is an unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas, United States. It is located next to U.S. Route 83 and the North Line of the Garden City Western Railway, south to the county line of Scott County. History Ori ...

, an unincorporated community *

Friend, Nebraska Friend is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 954. History The city is named for Charles E. Friend, who homesteaded the land and initially named the community Friendville. He oper ...

, a city * Friend, Oregon, an unincorporated community

Other uses

Friend (automobile) The Friend was an automobile manufactured in Pontiac, Michigan, by the Friend Motors Corporation in 1920. Otis Friend had taken over the Olympian Motor Company in 1920, and manufactured their car until the car named after himself was ready. The Fr ...

, an American automobile * Friend (climbing), or spring-loaded camming device, a type of rock climbing anchor * Friend (Facebook) * Friend (operating system) * Friend (MBTA station), Boston, Massachusetts, a former rapid transit station