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familiar

/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/
noun

  1. An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.

    "The witch’s familiar was a black cat."

  2. A member of one's family or household.

  3. A member of a pope's or bishop's household.

Synonymsnigget
adjective

  1. Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.

    "there’s a familiar face; that tune sounds familiar"

  2. Acquainted.

    "I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears"

  3. Intimate or friendly.

    "we are not on familiar terms; our neighbour is not familiar"

Synonymsacquainted, cheeky, fresh, impudent, close, friendly
Antonymsunacquainted, cold, cool, distant, impersonal, standoffish

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