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pen friend

pen friend is the alternative form of penfriend.

Meaning of penfriend

Noun

penfriend (plural penfriends)

  1. A person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.
    • I would like a penfriend, not for financial support or headgames, but just for a caring conversation.1988 May 7, Jeff Hershberger, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 13
    Synonyms:
    pen pal

Forms of pen friend

pluralpen friends

Questions about pen friend

What is pen friend the alternative form of?
Pen friend is the alternative form of penfriend.

Words near pen friend in the dictionary

  1. pen
  2. pen and ink
  3. pen and paper
  4. pen drive
  5. pen drives
  6. pen friend
  7. pen friends
  8. pen gun
  9. pen guns
  10. pen in
  11. pen licence

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