familiar

/fə-ˈmil-yər/

noun

  1. a member of the household of a high official

  2. one who is often seen and well known; especially : an intimate associate : companion

  3. a spirit often embodied in an animal and held to attend and serve or guard a person

adjective

  1. closely acquainted : intimate

  2. affable, sociable

  3. of or relating to a family

a familiar family friend

common ordinary plain familiar popular vulgar mean generally met with and not in any way special, strange, or unusual. common implies usual everyday quality or frequency of occurrence and may additionally suggest inferiority or coarseness.

noun

  1. a spirit or demon that serves or prompts an individual

  2. the spirit of a dead person invoked by a medium to advise or prophesy