Buddy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural bud·dies.
  1. comrade or chum (often used as a term of address).
  2. bud2.
verb (used without object), bud·died, bud·dy·ing.
  1. to be a companion; be friendly or on intimate terms.
Verb Phrases
  1. buddy up,
    • to become friendly; be on friendly or intimate terms.
    • to work closely together: to buddy up with a student from another high school.
  2. to become friendly with or curry the favor of: He was buddying up to the political bosses.
noun
  1. a male given name.
noun plural -dies
  1. mainly US and Canadian an informal word for friend Also called (as a term of address): bud
  2. a volunteer who visits and gives help and support to a person suffering from AIDS
  3. a volunteer who gives help and support to a person who has become disabled but is returning to work
verb -dying or -died
  1. to act as a buddy to a person suffering from AIDS
Buddy (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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