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NEXT FRIEND

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Dictionary entry overview: What does next friend mean?

• NEXT FRIEND (noun)
The noun NEXT FRIEND has 1 sense:

1. (law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person

Familiarity information: NEXT FRIEND used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• NEXT FRIEND (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(law) a person who acts on behalf of an infant or disabled person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("next friend" is a kind of...):

agent (a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

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