Meaning of Buddy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A friend or casual acquaintance.
2. A male nickname.
3. A partner for a particular activity.
4. A male given name from English.
   US, rare
5. An informal and friendly address to a stranger, usually male; a friendly (or occasionally antagonistic) placeholder name for a person one does not know.
6. A given name for a dog.

Equivalents

Examples

“They have been buddies since they were in school.”

“He told us we ought to think of Jesus as our buddy and all. He said he talked to Jesus all the time. Even when he was driving his car. That killed me.”

“drinking buddies”

“training buddies [mentor/mentee]”

“Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.”

CEFR level