buddy

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbʌdi/
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• Northern-England: /ˈbʊdi/
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• Canada, US: /ˈbʌdi/
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• Canada, US: [ˈbʌɾi]
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• Australian: /ˈbɐdi/
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• Australian: [ˈbɐɾi]
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• Scotland: /ˈbʌde/
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• Scotland: /-dɪ/
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• Scotland: /-di/
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• rhymes with -ʌdi
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• CMU ARPABET: B AH1 D IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English buddy, buddi, equivalent to bud + -y.

From buddy.

First appears c. 1788, in the writings of Charles Dibdin, of uncertain origin. Possibly from *bruddy, *bruthy, a child-talk alteration of brother. Alternatively, perhaps from British colloquial butty (“companion”), also the form of an older dialect term meaning workmate, associated with coal mining. Itself believed derived from 1530 as booty fellow, a partner with whom one shares booty or loot. Alternatively, compare Scots buddo, bodda (“buddy, kiddo, dear”), related to Icelandic budda (“purse"; also "short, stout person”).

98 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Catalan: company — friend or casual acquaintance
• Chinese Mandarin: 哥兒 /哥儿 (gēr) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Chinese Mandarin: 伙伴 (huǒbàn) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Dutch: maat — friend or casual acquaintance
• Dutch: maatje — friend or casual acquaintance
• Finnish: kaveri — friend or casual acquaintance
• Finnish: toveri — friend or casual acquaintance
• Finnish: tuttava — friend or casual acquaintance
• Finnish: kaverus — friend or casual acquaintance
• French: compagnon — friend or casual acquaintance
• French: pote — friend or casual acquaintance
• French: copain — friend or casual acquaintance
• Georgian: ძმობილი (ʒmobili) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Georgian: ამხანაგი (amxanagi) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Georgian: მეგობარი (megobari) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Georgian: ძმაკაცი (ʒmaḳaci) — friend or casual acquaintance
• German: Kumpel — friend or casual acquaintance
• Hungarian: haver — friend or casual acquaintance
• Indonesian: sobat — friend or casual acquaintance
• Italian: amico — friend or casual acquaintance
• Japanese: 仲間 (nakama) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Japanese: 相棒 (aibō) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Kaitag: ашнаки́ (ašnakí) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Khmer: សំលាញ់ (sɑmlienh) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Khmer: សម្លាញ់ (sɑmlañ) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Louisiana Creole: boug — friend or casual acquaintance
• Louisiana Creole: nèg — friend or casual acquaintance
• Louisiana Creole: padna — friend or casual acquaintance
• Louisiana Creole: djæk — friend or casual acquaintance
• Louisiana Creole: vye — friend or casual acquaintance
• Persian: رفیق (rafiq) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Plautdietsch: Schlockat — friend or casual acquaintance
• Polish: kumpel — friend or casual acquaintance
• Portuguese: companheiro — friend or casual acquaintance
• Russian: дружо́к (družók) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Russian: прия́тель (prijátelʹ) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Serbo-Croatian: друшкан — friend or casual acquaintance
• Serbo-Croatian: druškan — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: compañero — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: acompañante — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: camarada — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: cuate — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: amiguete — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: parcero — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: cousín — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: asere — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: acere — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: causa — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: amigui — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: pata — friend or casual acquaintance
• Spanish: chero — friend or casual acquaintance
• Swedish: kompis — friend or casual acquaintance
• Swedish: polare — friend or casual acquaintance
• Turkish: ahbap — friend or casual acquaintance
• Ottoman Turkish: گوڭلداش (gönüldaş) — friend or casual acquaintance
• Finnish: kaveri — partner for a particular activity
• Finnish: toveri — partner for a particular activity
• French: copain — partner for a particular activity
• French: pote — partner for a particular activity
• German: Kollege — partner for a particular activity
• Hungarian: cimbora — partner for a particular activity
• Hungarian: pajtás — partner for a particular activity
• Italian: compagno — partner for a particular activity
• Italian: amico — partner for a particular activity
• Khmer: សំលាញ់ (sɑmlienh) — partner for a particular activity
• Polish: kolega — partner for a particular activity
• Portuguese: colega — partner for a particular activity
• Russian: коллега (kollega) — partner for a particular activity
• Spanish: colega — partner for a particular activity
• Spanish: compinche — partner for a particular activity
• Armenian: ախպեր (axper) — informal address to a stranger
• Armenian: ապեր (aper) — informal address to a stranger
• Catalan: amic — informal address to a stranger
• Chinese Mandarin: 老表 (lǎobiǎo) — informal address to a stranger
• Chinese Mandarin: 老兄 (lǎoxiōng) — informal address to a stranger
• Dutch: maat — informal address to a stranger
• Dutch: kerel — informal address to a stranger
• Dutch: vriend — informal address to a stranger
• Finnish: kaveri — informal address to a stranger
• French: camarade — informal address to a stranger
• French: mec — informal address to a stranger
• German: Kumpel — informal address to a stranger
• Italian: capo — informal address to a stranger
• Polish: kolega — informal address to a stranger
• Polish: koleś — informal address to a stranger
• Polish: morda — informal address to a stranger
• Portuguese: parceiro — informal address to a stranger
• Russian: прия́тель (prijátelʹ) — informal address to a stranger
• Russian: дружи́ще (družíšče) — informal address to a stranger
• Russian: друг (drug) — informal address to a stranger
• Serbo-Croatian: друшкан — informal address to a stranger
• Serbo-Croatian: druškan — informal address to a stranger
• Spanish: colega — informal address to a stranger
• Spanish: amigo — informal address to a stranger
• Spanish: amiga — informal address to a stranger
• Spanish: tío — informal address to a stranger
• Swedish: grabben — informal address to a stranger
• Swedish: vännen — informal address to a stranger