The synonyms of "buddy"

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Hey guys!I was speaking with friends and I asked to myself what are the different synonyms of "buddy" when it means "friend" ?And how may we call a girl with this kinda nickname ?Thanks in advance.

Feebs11 · Accepted Answer

Pal
Chum
Mate

You don't usually use this kind of term for grls, but if you must, then reasonably politely:
Babe
Baby Girl

Joe Crescoll · Answer

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Khoff · Answer

"Babe" or "Baby Girl" as a term for a girl, equivalent to "buddy," "pal" or "chum"???   <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/3.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/3.gif' alt='Emotion: surprise'/>  Sorry, Feebs - not in my world!  I could certainly imagine a boy saying of a girl "she's my pal" or "she's my buddy," but NOT "she's my babe"  or (shudder!!) "she's my baby girl".   I suppose if the context you're thinking of is more like "Hey pal/buddy/babe . . . can you lend me five bucks?" then "babe" would be possible, but it certainly has a patronizing quality that's entirely absent from pal/buddy/chum/mate.  I think most women would take offense at being called "babe" or "baby girl" -- but there's no reason why a female can't be addressed as "pal."

Nona the brit · Answer

Feebs I so hope you are pulling our legs there.

Mate is fairly unisex.

Feebs11 · Answer

Well now, maybe it depends on where you live. I hear "babe" being usedf by the layabout young in the town centre quite frequently. They also use other terms which are not polite at best and distinctly unpleasant at worst.

I notice no-one seems to have come up with a better alternative

BarbaraPA · Answer

When one girl is speaking of another girl, then "girlfriend" is used to mean simply friend. (Note that a guy cannot refer to his Platonic friend as his girlfriend.)

What's wrong with the term "friend"?

A: I'm going to the mall with Karen.
B: Oh, is she your new girlfriend?
A: No, but she's a good friend.

Nona the brit · Answer

Hmmm...now I think about it I have heard 'babe' used between women sometimes, but not with a man calling a woman friend 'babe'. That has a different connotation. 'Baby girl' I haven't heard at all.

Anonymous · Answer

If I am "just friends" with a guy I would prefer not to be called babe, that is too personal. I dom't want to be his babe, just his friend names like babe or baby girl would give me the impression more than being friends is on his mind. I would like to just be referred to as his friend.
If I'm with a guy and we are more than "just friends" then babe and baby girl are definitely appropriate.

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