A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts

• sidekick

  1. A close companion or comrade.

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  1. A close companion or comrade.

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• buddy

  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:

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  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:

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• bud

  1. A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped leaf, flower, or leafy shoot.
  2. The stage or condition of having buds:
  3. An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.

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  1. A small protuberance on a stem or branch, sometimes enclosed in protective scales and containing an undeveloped leaf, flower, or leafy shoot.
  2. The stage or condition of having buds:
  3. An asexual reproductive structure, as in yeast or a hydra, that consists of an outgrowth capable of developing into a new individual.

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• pal

  1. A friend; a chum.
  2. To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.

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  1. A friend; a chum.
  2. To associate as friends or chums. Often used with around.

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• mate

  1. One of a matched pair:
  2. A spouse or romantic partner.
  3. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

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  1. One of a matched pair:
  2. A spouse or romantic partner.
  3. Either of a pair of birds or other animals that associate in order to propagate.

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• intimate

  1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity:
  2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature:
  3. Essential; innermost:

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  1. Characterized by close personal acquaintance or familiarity:
  2. Relating to or indicative of one's deepest nature:
  3. Essential; innermost:

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• friend

  1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
  2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
  3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.

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  1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
  2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
  3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.

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• familiar

  1. Often encountered or seen:
  2. Having fair knowledge; acquainted:
  3. Of established friendship; intimate:

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  1. Often encountered or seen:
  2. Having fair knowledge; acquainted:
  3. Of established friendship; intimate:

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• confidante

  1. A confidant, especially one who is a woman.

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  1. A confidant, especially one who is a woman.

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• confidant

  1. One to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.
  2. A character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.

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  1. One to whom secrets or private matters are disclosed.
  2. A character in a drama or fiction, such as a trusted friend or servant, who serves as a device for revealing the inner thoughts or intentions of a main character.

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• chum

  1. An intimate friend or companion.
  2. To be an intimate friend.
  3. To display good-natured friendliness:

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  1. An intimate friend or companion.
  2. To be an intimate friend.
  3. To display good-natured friendliness:

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• amigo

  1. A friend.

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  1. A friend.

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A male sibling

• bro

  1. A brother.
  2. Friend; pal. Used as a form of familiar address for a man or boy:

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  1. A brother.
  2. Friend; pal. Used as a form of familiar address for a man or boy:

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• kid-brother

  1. Alternative form of little brother.

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  1. Alternative form of little brother.

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• big brother

  1. An older brother.
  2. A man who assumes the role of an older brother, as by providing guidance or protection.
  3. An omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government.

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  1. An older brother.
  2. A man who assumes the role of an older brother, as by providing guidance or protection.
  3. An omnipresent, seemingly benevolent figure representing the oppressive control over individual lives exerted by an authoritarian government.

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• sib

  1. A blood relation; a relative.
  2. A person's relatives considered as a group; kinfolk.
  3. A brother or sister; a sibling.

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  1. A blood relation; a relative.
  2. A person's relatives considered as a group; kinfolk.
  3. A brother or sister; a sibling.

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• blood-relative

  1. A person who is related to another through a common ancestor, and not merely by marriage or adoption.

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  1. A person who is related to another through a common ancestor, and not merely by marriage or adoption.

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• kinsman

  1. A male relative.
  2. A man sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another.

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  1. A male relative.
  2. A man sharing the same racial, cultural, or national background as another.

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• foster-brother

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• half-brother

  1. A brother to whom one is biologically related through one parent only.

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  1. A brother to whom one is biologically related through one parent only.

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• stepbrother

  1. A son of one's stepparent.

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  1. A son of one's stepparent.

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• male sibling

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• sibling

  1. One of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.

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  1. One of two or more individuals having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.

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A fellow member of a group

• buddy

  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:

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  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:

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• blood-brother

  1. A brother by birth.
  2. One of two individuals who vow mutual fidelity and trust by a ceremony involving the mingling of each other's blood.

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  1. A brother by birth.
  2. One of two individuals who vow mutual fidelity and trust by a ceremony involving the mingling of each other's blood.

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• soul-brother

  1. An African-American man or boy.

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  1. An African-American man or boy.

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• fellow-man

  1. A kindred human being.

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  1. A kindred human being.

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• fellow-creature

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• fellow human being

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• fellow member

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• compatriot

  1. A person from one's own country.
  2. A colleague.

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  1. A person from one's own country.
  2. A colleague.

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• confrere

  1. A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; a colleague.

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  1. A fellow member of a fraternity or profession; a colleague.

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• colleague

  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

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  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.

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• associate

  1. To connect in the mind or imagination:
  2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner:
  3. To correlate or connect logically or causally:

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  1. To connect in the mind or imagination:
  2. To connect or involve with a cause, group, or partner:
  3. To correlate or connect logically or causally:

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