FRIEND in sign language
ASL signs for FRIEND
How do you say 'friend' in American Sign Language?
Definition: A person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal bond.
Pronunciation (sign description): Dominant palm-down bent-forefinger interlocked with non-dominant palm-up bent-forefinger switch the orientation of both forefingers.
"close friend" in ASL
Meaning: close friend; very close friend.
For "best friend", sign BEST+CLOSE-FRIEND (video available soon).
Related words
My BUDDY and I have known each other since childhood, and been COMPANIONS ever since. We were PLAYMATES on the playground where we we used to play hide and seek and now we play hooky. We are still close friends, but not best friends. My best friend is the one with all the money. I don't know how to tell my old childhood CHUM that they are not my top PAL anymore. So I let "moneybags" do it. Because, that's what friends are for.