buddy

bud·dy  (bd) Informal

n. pl. bud·dies

1. A good friend; a comrade.

2. A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system.

3. Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy: Watch it, buddy.

intr.v. bud·died, bud·dy·ing, bud·dies

To associate as a buddy or buddies: buddied around with the older guys.

Phrasal Verb:

buddy up

To ingratiate oneself, as by presuming friendship: buddied up to the coach in hopes of making the team.

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[Probably alteration of brother.]

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buddy [ˈbʌdɪ]

n pl -dies

1. Chiefly US and Canadian an informal word for friend Also called (as a term of address) bud

2. (Social Welfare) a volunteer who visits and gives help and support to a person suffering from AIDS

3. (Social Welfare) a volunteer who gives help and support to a person who has become disabled but is returning to work

vb -dying, -died

(Social Welfare) (intr) to act as a buddy to a person suffering from AIDS

[probably a baby-talk variant (US) of brother]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

buddy - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities chum, crony, pal, sidekick, brother cobber - Australian term for a pal friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

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buddy

noun (Chiefly U.S. & Canad.) friend, mate (informal), pal, companion, comrade, chum (informal), crony, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal) We became great buddies.

Translations

buddy [ˈbʌdɪ]

A. N (esp US) → amigo m, amigote m, compadre m (LAm), cuate m (Mex) , pata m (Peru) ; (in direct address) → hermano m, macho m (Sp)

B. CPD buddy movie N película en la que los personajes centrales son un par de amigotes
buddy system N they use the buddy system → emplean el amiguismo, se ayudan mutuamente

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buddy [ˈbʌdi] n

(gen) (= friend) (mainly US) → copain m
to be buddy buddy with sb (US) → être copains comme cochons

[HIV/AIDS patient] bénévole prenant part à un programme d'accompagnement de malades du sida

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buddy

n (US inf) → Kumpel m; hey, buddy! → he, Kumpel, hör mal!; (threatening) → hör mal zu, Kumpel or Freundchen (inf)

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buddy [ˈbʌdɪ] n (esp Am) → amico, compagno
they've been buddies for years → sono amiconi da anni

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buddy

n buddy [ˈbadi]

(especially American) a friend. vriend, maat صَديق приятел kamarád, kámoš ven; kammerat der Kumpel φιλαράκι amigote semu, kaaslane دوست؛ رفیق kaveri copain, copine חָבֶר एक मित्र kompa, prijatelj haver sahabat amico, compagno 相棒 동료 draugužis draugs; vecais zēns kawan maat kamerat, kompis kumpel compincha amic дружище kamarád, kamoš prijatelj ortak kompis, polare เพื่อน arkadaş, ahbap 朋友 приятель دوست bạn thân 伙伴

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buddy → رفيق kamarád partner Kumpel φίλος colega kaveri pote drug compagno 仲間 친구 maat kamerat kolega colega товарищ kompis เพื่อน ahbap bạn 伙伴