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- DictionaryBud·dy/ˈbədē/
noun
- 1. a close friend: "they had become the best of buddies"
verb
- 1. become friendly and spend time with someone: "I decided to buddy up to them"
Dec 9, 2022 · : featuring a friendship or partnership between the two main usually male characters.
A buddy is most often a friend, as in I’d like you to meet my buddy Greg or My buddies and I are going to the moves—do you want to come? It’s also a term of address (Thanks, buddy!) or endearment, such as from a parent to a child.
someone who provides friendly help to someone with an illness or a problem: We run a buddy system to support recovering alcoholics. someone who does an activity with you so that you can support and encourage each other: We became workout buddies. a study buddy. [ as form of address ] US (also bud)
A buddy is a good friend. Your best buddy in elementary school may still be a good buddy when you graduate from high school. If you love to hang out with a certain friend, she's your buddy. You could also call her your pal or your chum.
bud·dy. 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. To associate as a buddy or buddies: buddied around with the older guys.
1. a close friend; companion; comrade; esp., a comrade in arms. 2. either of two persons paired off in a partnership arrangement ( buddy system) for mutual help and protection, as in combat or in children's camp activities. verb intransitive Word forms: ˈbuddied or ˈbuddying. 3. Informal.
Definition of buddy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
