Oxford Dictionary English school friend noun noun BrE BrE//ˈskuːl frend// ; NAmE NAmE//ˈskuːl frend// (less frequent schoolmate) (especially British English) Friends Add to my wordlistjump to other resultsa friend who attends or attended the same school as you She met up with some of her old (= former) school friends. See related entries: FriendsSee school friend in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: school friend oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com