buddy
verb/ˈbʌdi/
/ˈbʌdi/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ /ˈbʌdi/ |
| he / she / it buddies | /ˈbʌdiz/ /ˈbʌdiz/ |
| past simple buddied | /ˈbʌdid/ /ˈbʌdid/ |
| past participle buddied | /ˈbʌdid/ /ˈbʌdid/ |
| -ing form buddying | /ˈbʌdiɪŋ/ /ˈbʌdiɪŋ/ |
Word Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): perhaps an alteration of brother, or a variant of butty, a term for a friend or workmate amongst miners.
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