compadre

nounmasculineinformal/kõˈpadɾɨ/medium

com·pa·dre

Definition

The father of one's godchild or the godfather of one's child; also used informally as a term of address between close male friends.

He's not just a friend, he's my compadre.

I'm going fishing with my compadre this weekend.

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Common collocations

my compadrebaptismal compadre

Do espanhol 'compadre', por sua vez do latim 'cum' (com) + 'pater' (pai).