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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 personplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


NEXT FRIEND (noun)


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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