familiar
Definition
- n. a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
- n. a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
- adj. well known or easily recognized
- adj. within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange
Word forms
- Plural
- familiars
Example sentences
a.
She felt familiar with the city after living there for a year.
n.
The café has many familiar faces that come in every day.