buddy in English: A warm, friendly word for a friend, used most often in American English. (noun)

Translation

A warm, friendly word for a friend, used most often in American English.

Word origin

Probably a friendly change of the word brother, first used in America in the 1850s.

Gender

Pluralbuddies

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"Buddy" is a friendly word for a friend.

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People also use "buddy" to speak to a man they know.

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"Buddies" is the plural of "buddy".

friend

A person you know well and like, who is not in your family.

man

An adult male human being.

guy

A man, used in a friendly or relaxed way.

boy

A male child, or a young male person.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

pal

A friend. This is an informal word.

mate

A friend. British speakers also say it to a man they are talking to.

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