compadre

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish compadre (“joint father, godfather, friend”). Doublet of compere.

Noun

compadre (plural compadres)

1. A friend or companion.
   • 1839, J. P. and W. P. Robertson, Letters from Paraguay, comprising an account of four years residence in that republic, under the dictator Francia. John Murray (London), p. 339.

     Whenever he had a compadre or a friend, it was his bounden duty to do him some service.

Anagrams

• compared

Etymology

From Old Portuguese compadre, conpadre, from Late Latin compater, compatrem, from com- + Latin pater.

Cognate with Galician compadre, Spanish compadre, Catalan compare and Italian compare.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈpa.ðɾɨ/
• Hyphenation: com‧pa‧dre

Noun

compadre m (plural compadres, feminine comadre, feminine plural comadres)

1. godfather of one’s child
2. (familiar) a close friend; compadre

Etymology

From Late Latin compater, compatrem, from com- + Latin pater (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈpadɾe/, [kõmˈpaðɾe]

Noun

compadre m (plural compadres)

1. Godfather of one's child.
2. Parent of one's godchild.
3. friend
4. (colloquial) father of one's child's spouse.
5. (Mexico) binge or partying habitual companion.
6. (Argentina) person of the generation whose parents fought in Argentina's war of independence from Spain.^[1]
7. (Nicaragua, colloquial) The relation between a man and his wife's lover, or in the case of divorce, the relation between the previous and current husband. In general, the relation between two men who have been involved with the same woman.

Usage notes

• In Spanish, compadre and padrino are not synonyms

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