mate

/meɪt/ noun [C]

Definition

FRIEND UK informal › a friend: She's my best mate. Pete was there with a couple of mates.

TALKING TO A MAN UK informal › You call a man 'mate' when you are speaking to him informally: Thanks, mate.

ANIMAL › an animal's sexual partner: Swans keep the same mate throughout their life.

(Definition of mate noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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