penfriendn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛnfrɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈpɛnˌfrɛnd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, friend n.

Etymology: < pen n.³ + friend n. Compare slightly later pen pal n.

A person with whom a friendship is established and continued mainly or exclusively by the exchange of letters.In quot. 1908: perhaps in the sense ‘a friend of her writing’.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > [noun] > correspondent > pen-friend

penfriend1923

pen pal1925

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > penfriend

penfriend1923

pen pal1925

1908 Life 17 Aug. 212/1 Her new book..is the least Barbara-like of her writings. It is true that her pen friends, and they are many, will recognize her touch and will read for the sake of it.]

1923 National Hort. Mag. Apr. 16/2 She was my pen friend for many years, and I know I am only one of the many who will miss her greatly.

1932 Collier's 9 Jan. 41/3 An international newspaper today contains one of the most unusual columns in print, called ‘Pen Friends’. In it, lonely persons throughout the world are allowed gratis to solicit letters from other lonely souls.

1933 Boy's Mag. 47 106/1 Any reader at home or abroad who would like to correspond with a ‘pen-friend’ in another land is invited to send his name, address, and age to the Editor.

1957 R. Mason World of Suzie Wong i. ii. 15 It had caused my predecessor, a Pole, to propose through the post to a pen-friend in Glasgow whom he had never met.

1995 Sugar June 32 Want to prattle away on paper to your penfriends without harming the environment?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	penfriend
释义	penfriendn. Brit. /ˈpɛnfrɛnd/, U.S. /ˈpɛnˌfrɛnd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pen n.³, friend n. Etymology: < pen n.³ + friend n. Compare slightly later pen pal n. A person with whom a friendship is established and continued mainly or exclusively by the exchange of letters.In quot. 1908: perhaps in the sense ‘a friend of her writing’. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > [noun] > correspondent > pen-friend penfriend1923 pen pal1925 the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > penfriend penfriend1923 pen pal1925 1908 Life 17 Aug. 212/1 Her new book..is the least Barbara-like of her writings. It is true that her pen friends, and they are many, will recognize her touch and will read for the sake of it.] 1923 National Hort. Mag. Apr. 16/2 She was my pen friend for many years, and I know I am only one of the many who will miss her greatly. 1932 Collier's 9 Jan. 41/3 An international newspaper today contains one of the most unusual columns in print, called ‘Pen Friends’. In it, lonely persons throughout the world are allowed gratis to solicit letters from other lonely souls. 1933 Boy's Mag. 47 106/1 Any reader at home or abroad who would like to correspond with a ‘pen-friend’ in another land is invited to send his name, address, and age to the Editor. 1957 R. Mason World of Suzie Wong i. ii. 15 It had caused my predecessor, a Pole, to propose through the post to a pen-friend in Glasgow whom he had never met. 1995 Sugar June 32 Want to prattle away on paper to your penfriends without harming the environment? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1923
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