man's best friend
man's best friend noun: an affectionate term for a dog, or dogs in general.
Noun
man's best friend (plural man's best friends or men's best friends)
- An affectionate term for a dog, or dogs in general.
man's best friend meaning in Arabic and Indonesian
man's best friend in Arabic
- affectionate term for a dog
- أَفْضَل صَدِيق لِلْإِنْسَان ʔafḍal ṣadīq lilʔinsān
man's best friend in Indonesian
- affectionate term for a dog
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Forms of man's best friend
| plural | man's best friends |
|---|---|
| plural | men's best friends |
Origin of man's best friend
Refers to the millennia-long history of close relations, loyalty, friendship, and companionship of dogs with humans.
Questions about man's best friend
- What does man's best friend mean?
- Man's best friend means an affectionate term for a dog, or dogs in general.
- What is man's best friend in Arabic?
- Man's best friend in Arabic is أَفْضَل صَدِيق لِلْإِنْسَان (ʔafḍal ṣadīq lilʔinsān). See Man's best friend meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is man's best friend?
- Man's best friend is a noun.
- What is the plural of man's best friend?
- The plural of man's best friend is man's best friends.
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