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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• 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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• brother

  1. A male having the same parents as another or one parent in common with another.
  2. A kinsman.
  3. A fellow man.

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  1. A male having the same parents as another or one parent in common with another.
  2. A kinsman.
  3. A fellow man.

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• amigo

  1. A friend.

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  1. A friend.

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A source of further growth and development

• spark

  1. One thrown off from a burning substance.
  2. One resulting from friction.
  3. One remaining in an otherwise extinguished fire; an ember.

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  1. One thrown off from a burning substance.
  2. One resulting from friction.
  3. One remaining in an otherwise extinguished fire; an ember.

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• seed

  1. A mature plant ovule containing an embryo.
  2. A small dry fruit, spore, or other propagative plant part.
  3. Seeds considered as a group:

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  1. A mature plant ovule containing an embryo.
  2. A small dry fruit, spore, or other propagative plant part.
  3. Seeds considered as a group:

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• nucleus

  1. A central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; a core:
  2. Something regarded as a basis for future development and growth; a kernel:
  3. A membrane-bound organelle within a eukaryotic cell that contains most of the cell's genetic material. DNA transcription takes place in the nucleus.

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  1. A central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; a core:
  2. Something regarded as a basis for future development and growth; a kernel:
  3. A membrane-bound organelle within a eukaryotic cell that contains most of the cell's genetic material. DNA transcription takes place in the nucleus.

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• kernel

  1. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
  2. The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.
  3. The central or most important part; the core:

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  1. A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
  2. The usually edible seed inside the hard covering of a nut or fruit stone.
  3. The central or most important part; the core:

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• germ

  1. A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
  2. The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
  3. A microorganism, especially a pathogen.

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  1. A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
  2. The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
  3. A microorganism, especially a pathogen.

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• embryo

  1. The collection of cells that has developed from the fertilized egg of a vertebrate animal, before all the major organs have developed.
  2. A collection of such cells of a human, especially from implantation in the uterine wall through the eighth week of development.
  3. The young sporophytic plant contained within a seed or an archegonium.

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  1. The collection of cells that has developed from the fertilized egg of a vertebrate animal, before all the major organs have developed.
  2. A collection of such cells of a human, especially from implantation in the uterine wall through the eighth week of development.
  3. The young sporophytic plant contained within a seed or an archegonium.

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A young person between birth and puberty

• bairn

  1. A child.

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  1. A child.

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• kid

  1. A young goat.
  2. One of the young of certain similar animals.
  3. The flesh of a young goat.

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  1. A young goat.
  2. One of the young of certain similar animals.
  3. The flesh of a young goat.

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• youngster

  1. A young person; a child or youth.
  2. A young animal.

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  1. A young person; a child or youth.
  2. A young animal.

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• tot

  1. A small child.
  2. A small amount, as of liquor.

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  1. A small child.
  2. A small amount, as of liquor.

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• moppet

  1. A young child.

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  1. A young child.

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• juvenile

  1. Not fully grown or developed; young.
  2. Of or characteristic of a young animal that has not reached sexual maturity:
  3. Characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people:

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  1. Not fully grown or developed; young.
  2. Of or characteristic of a young animal that has not reached sexual maturity:
  3. Characteristic of, intended for, or appropriate for children or young people:

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• innocent

  1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless:
  2. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless:
  3. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.

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  1. Uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless:
  2. Not guilty of a specific crime or offense; legally blameless:
  3. Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law; lawful.

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• child

  1. A person between birth and puberty.
  2. A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority.
  3. An unborn infant; a fetus.

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  1. A person between birth and puberty.
  2. A person who has not attained maturity or the age of legal majority.
  3. An unborn infant; a fetus.

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