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imaginary friend

phenomenon where a friendship or other interpersonal relationship takes place in imagination
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imaginary friend

Summary

imaginary friend ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,076 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • imaginary friend is a type of hallucination[2].
  • imaginary friend is a type of friend[3].
  • imaginary friend's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Imaginary friend[4].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include hallucination[2] and friend[3].

Why It Matters

imaginary friend ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,076 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). imaginary friend. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/imaginary-friend
MLA “imaginary friend.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/imaginary-friend.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_imaginary-friend_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{imaginary friend}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/imaginary-friend}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → hallucination, friend
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Imaginary friend
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987012440954005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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