Buddy Definition
bŭdē
buddied, buddies, buddying
noun
buddies
A close friend; companion; comrade; esp., a comrade in arms.
Webster's New World
A partner, especially one of a pair or team associated under the buddy system.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World
Friend or comrade; chum. Used as a form of familiar address, especially for a man or boy.
Watch it, buddy.
American Heritage
A partner for a particular activity.
Drinking buddies.
Wiktionary
verb
To associate as a buddy or buddies.
Webster's New World
Origin of Buddy
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Colloquial butty (1802), meaning companion, also the form of an older dialect term meaning workmate, associated with coal mining. Itself believed derived from booty fellow (1530), a partner with whom one shares booty or loot.
From Wiktionary
Probably alteration of brother
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From buddy.
From Wiktionary
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