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imaginary friends

imaginary friends is the plural of imaginary friend.

Meaning of imaginary friend

Noun

imaginary friend (plural imaginary friends)

  1. A nonexistent person, the subject of a friendship or other interpersonal relationship taking place in the imagination rather than in physical reality.
  2. (broadly, derogatory, figuratively, sarcastic) A deity or higher power, particularly the Abrahamic God.
    • Sometimes the Christians talk to their imaginary friend, Jesus, when they are alone.1988, Mary E. Carreiro, Modern Religion & The Destruction of Spiritual Capacity, page 78

Questions about imaginary friends

What is imaginary friends the plural of?
Imaginary friends is the plural of imaginary friend.

Words near imaginary friends in the dictionary

  1. imaginariums
  2. imaginary
  3. imaginary axes
  4. imaginary axis
  5. imaginary friend
  6. imaginary friends
  7. imaginary geometry
  8. imaginary lat syndrome
  9. imaginary museum
  10. imaginary museums
  11. imaginary number

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