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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
Sense 1
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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