No, "friend" is not a plural in French. The word for "friend" in French is "ami" for a male friend and "amie" for a female friend.
"Friend" in French is spelled "ami" for a male friend, and "amie" for a female friend.
The word for "friend" in French is "ami" for a male friend, and "amie" for a female friend.
un ami
le copain = male friend la copine = female friend l'ami = close male friend / boyfriend l'amie = close female friend / girlfriend
"un ami masculin"
The French word for "friend" is "ami" (male) or "amie" (female).
"Good friend" in English is bon ami for a male and bonne amie for a female in French.
Ami for a male or amie for a female. Or copain for a male or copine for a female.
L'ami (singular, masculine) is "the friend" (a male friend) in French. Les amis (plural, masculine) is "the friends".
Male friend - Un cher ami Female friend - Une chère amie
That last answer is the formal way to say 'friend'. male friend - un ami female friend - une amie OR to say "The Friend" you can say- l'ami