ABSP - Friends

Friends

accomplice	a person who helps another or others to do something esp. commit a crime
achates	a faithful friend. [The faithful friend of Aeneas (Virgil Aeneid VI. 158 etc.)]. N.B. no ACHATE*.
ally	one united in a common cause; (verb) to join in a common cause.
ami	a friend > AMIS.
amie	a (female) friend > AMIES.
amiga	(Spanish) a female friend.
amigo	(Spanish) a male friend.
amity	friendship.
associate	one to whom one is connected in some way; (verb) to join, connect.
bandmate	a fellow member of a band.
bedfellow	one who shares a bed.
bedmate	one who shares a bed.
befriend	to act as a friend to.
befriender	one who befriends others.
belamy	(Spenser) a good friend > BELAMIES.
blokey	matey > BLOKIER, BLOKIEST.
bo	fellow; pal, buddy > BOS.
boertjie	(S. Afr.) a friend > BOERTJIES.
boet	(S. Afr.) brother, chum.
boyf	a boyfriend.
boyfriend	a girl's favourite boy for the time being.
bredren bredrin	a close male friend > BRUS.
bru	a friend > BRUS.
buddy	a friend; (adj.) having buds > BUDDIER, BUDDIEST; (verb) to become close friends > BUDDIES, BUDDYING, BUDDIED.
bunkmate	one who shares a bunk.
butty buttyman	a chum, comrade esp. in a coalmine.
cabinmate	one who shares a cabin.
cackermander	(dial.) a friend.
cahoot	partnership; as, to go in cahoot with a person.
camaraderie	friendship. Cf. COMRADERY.
cellmate	one who shares a cell with another.
china	(sl.) a friend. [Rhyming slang: china plate = mate].
chommie	(S. Afr.) a friend.
chum	a friend; (verb) to become a chum > CHUMS, CHUMMING, CHUMMED.
chummage	the quartering of two or more persons in one room.
chummy	friendly > CHUMMIER, CHUMMIEST; CHUMMILY.
chumship	friendship.
classmate	one in the same class.
cobber	(Aust. sl.) friend, mate.
coinmate	a fellow inmate.
comate	a mate or companion.
compadre	a male friend or companion. [In Spanish, compadre means godfather; it is also a traditional term of reverence and friendship for a man].
companion	a friend, one who keeps companay with another; (verb) to be a companion to.
companionate	acting as a companion.
companionship	the state of being a companion.
companing	companying, keeping company.
company	(verb) to keep company with.
compeer	an equal, a companion; (verb) to be the equal of.
complice	an accomplice.
compotation	an act of carousing in company.
compotator	one who drinks with another.
compotatory	sharing in a COMPOTATION, carousing in company.
comrade	a close friend.
comradeliness	the state of being COMRADELY.
comradely	like a COMRADE.
comradery	the spirit of comradeship; comradeship.
comradeship	the state of being a comrade.
confidant	a (male) person entrusted with knowledge of one's private affairs (orig. esp. one's love affairs) or thoughts.
confidante	a (female) person entrusted with knowledge of one's private affairs (orig. esp. one's love affairs) or thoughts.
confederate	an ally, an accomplice; (verb) to unite in a confederacy.
confrere	a fellow member of a fraternity; an intimate associate.
confrerie	a brotherhood.
contubernal contubernyal	living or messing together; intimate.
copartner	one who is jointly concerned with one or more persons in business; (verb) to act as a copartner.
copartnery	the state of being copartners in any undertaking.
copemate	a companion, an accomplice.
corival	a rival; also, a companion; (verb) to rival > CORIVALS, CORIVALLING, CORIVALLED.
corrival	a rival; also, a companion; (verb) to rival > CORRIVALS, CORRIVALLING, CORRIVALLED.
couzin	(S. Afr.) a friend.
crewmate	a member of a crew.
crony	a close friend.
cully	a pal, a mate; (verb) to cheat, deceive.
cullyism	the state of being a CULLY, a pal or mate.
cupman	a boon companion.
familiar	well-known > FAMILIARLY; (noun) a close friend or associate > FAMILIARS.
feare	a companion or mate.
fedarie federarie federary FOEDARIE	a confederate.
fellow	a companion; (verb) to be a companion to.
fellowly	in the manner of a FELLOW.
fellowman	a human being like oneself.
fellowship	the state of beign a fellow.
fere	a companion, a mate; (adj.) able, sound > FERER, FEREST.
fier	a companion > FIERS. (Previously existed only as comparative of FIE, fey).
fiere	a companion or mate.
flatmate	one who shares a flat.
foedarie	see FEDARIE.
friend	a close or intimate acquaintance; (verb) to enter into a warm association with.
furkid	a companion animal.
girlfriend	a female friend.
goodfellow	a jolly or boon companion.
goombah	(Creole) an associate or close friend.
gossib	a familiar friend.
gossip	a familiar friend; (verb) to prattle, chat.
gossipry	spiritual relationship or affinity; special intimacy.
groomsman	the attendant on a bridegroom.
helpmate helpmeet	a friend, companion.
hobnob	to associate or drink familiarly together > HOBNOBS, HOBNOBBING, HOBNOBBED.
hobnobber	one who hobnobs.
hobnobby	sociable, given to hobnobbing.
homeboy homie	(S. Afr.) a friend; a member of a youth gang.
housemate	one who dwells in the same house with another.
intimate	a close friend, a confidant; (verb) to hint.
jong	(S. Afr.) a friend, often used in direct address.
judy	(coll.) a girl, a girl-friend > JUDIES.
keypal	a person with whom one regularly exchanges emails for fun.
kith	one's friends, neighbours, relatives: people of one's own kind.
labelmate	a singer or musician who records for the same company as another.
maik	a mate or consort, an equal.
mateship	friendship.
mate	a friend.
matey	a mate > MATEYS.
mateyness	the state of being MATEY.
matiness	friendliness > MATINESSES.
maty	(noun) a friend > MATIES; (adj.) friendly > MATIER, MATIEST; MATILY.
merryman	a companion > MERRYMEN.
messmate	one whom one shares eating facilities with.
mucker	a coarse person; a best friend, a mate; (verb) to hoard; to squander > MUCKERS, MUCKERING, MUCKERED.
neighbor	a neighbour > NEIGHBORLY; (verb) to neighbour, border on > NEIGHBORS, NEIGHBORING, NEIGHBORED.
neighborly	like a NEIGHBOR.
neighbour	a person who lives near or next door to another > NEIGHBOURLY; (verb) to live or be near > NEIGHBOURS, NEIGHBOURING, NEIGHBOURED.
neighborly	like a NEIGHBOUR.
netop	a friend, companion.
oppo	one's opposite number, a partner or opponent > OPPOS.
pal	a friend; (verb) to associate as a pal > PALS, PALLING, PALLED.
pally	friendly > PALLIER, PALLIEST; (verb) to become pals with.
palship	friendship > PALSHIPS.
palsy	pally, being pals > PALSIER, PALSIEST; (noun) a disease > PALSIES; (verb) to affect with palsy > PALSIES, PALSYING, PALSIED.
pardner	a partner, friend.
partner	an associate; a husband or wife; (verb) to be a partner to.
pheer pheere	a companion or mate.
playfellow	a companion in amusements or sports; a playmate.
playmate	a companion in play.
potman	a pot companion.
practisant	a confederate.
privado	a private friend; a confidant > PRIVADOES or PRIVADOS.
roomie	a room-mate.
roommate	one with whom a room is shared.
schoolmate	a companion at school.
seatmate	one with whom one shares a seat.
shipmate	a fellow sailor.
sidekick	a close friend.
sociate	an associate.
sodalist	a member of a SODALITY, a fellowship or fraternity.
soulmate	a person with who one has most affinity.
tablemate	one who shares a table.
tillicum	(Am. Ind.) a friend.
tovarich tovarisch tovarish	(Russian) a friend, comrade.
unfriend	one who is not a friend.
wack	mate, pal; (adj.) crazy > WACKER, WACKEST.
wacker	mate, pal.
workfellow	a companion at work, a WORKMATE.
workmate	a companion at work, a WORKFELLOW.
wus	a Welsh term used for addressing a companion > WUSES (WUSSES exists as plural of WUSS).
yaar	(Hinglish) friend, man (as a form of address).
yokefellow	an associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow; especially, a partner in marriage.
yokemate	one who shares a yoke, a yokefellow.

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