Synonyms of the word

pal

• n. (colloquial) A friend, buddy, mate, cobber, someone to hang around with.
• v. Be friends with, hang around with.

befriend

• v. (transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
• v. (transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
• v. (transitive) To favor.

brother

• n. Son of the same parents as another person.
• n. A male having at least one parent in common with another (see half-brother, stepbrother).
• n. A male fellow member of a religious community, church, trades union etc.
• n. (African American Vernacular) A black male.
• n. Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
• v. (transitive) To treat as a brother.
• interj. Expressing exasperation.

buddy

• n. A friend or casual acquaintance.
• n. A partner for a particular activity.
• n. An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not…
• v. To assign a buddy, or partner.

chum

• n. A friend; a pal.
• n. (dated) A roommate, especially in a college or university.
• v. To share rooms with; to live together.
• v. To make friends with; to socialize.
• v. (Scotland, informal) To accompany.
• n. (fishing) A mixture of (frequently rancid) fish parts and blood, dumped into the water to attract predator…
• v. (fishing) To cast chum into the water to attract fish.

crony

• n. (informal, originally Cambridge University slang) Close friend.
• n. (informal) Trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.
• n. (obsolete) An old woman; a crone.

friend

• n. A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels…
• n. A boyfriend or girlfriend.
• n. An associate who provides assistance.
• n. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
• n. A person who backs or supports something.
• n. (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
• n. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
• n. (object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected…
• n. (climbing) A spring-loaded camming device.
• n. (obsolete) A paramour of either sex.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
• v. (transitive) To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate…

sidekick

• n. (informal) An assistant to another person, especially to a superior or more important person.