Pal

Noun

 * 1)  A friend, buddy, mate, cobber, someone to hang around with.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:friend

Verb

 * 1) Be friends with, hang around with.
 * John plans to pal around with Joe today.

Related terms

 * palsy-walsy

Thesaurus
ace, amigo, associate, associate with, assort with, bedfellow, bedmate, bosom buddy, buddy, bunkie, bunkmate, butty, camarade, chamberfellow, chum, chum together, chum with, classmate, clique, clique with, club together, colleague, comate, companion, company, compeer, comrade, confrere, consociate, consort, consort with, copartner, crony, fellow, fellow student, fellowship, flock together, fraternize, girl friend, gossip, hang around with, hang out with, herd together, hobnob with, join, join in fellowship, keep company with, mate, messmate, mingle with, mix with, old crony, pal up with, pal with, pard, pardner, partner, playfellow, playmate, roommate, run, run in couples, run with, schoolfellow, schoolmate, shipmate, side partner, sidekick, sort with, take up with, teammate, tie up with, workfellow, yokefellow, yokemate

Etymology
From phal:, from  phral:, from  भ्रातृ:, from. Cognates also include brother:, Ancient Greek φράτηρ:,  frater:.

Anagrams

 * alp, ALP
 * APL
 * lap
 * LPA
 * PLA

Contraction

 * 1) for the

Etymology
From a contraction of the preposition pa: + masculine singular article el:.

Noun

 * 1) stake
 * 2) pole

Etymology
From palus:.

Adverb

 * 1) firm, firmly

Anagrams

 * lap

Noun

 * 1) stake
 * 2) pole

Etymology
From palus:.

Noun

 * 1) side

Noun

 * 1) stake

Etymology
From palus:.

Descendants

 * English: pole

Noun

 * 1) stake (piece of wood)
 * 2) pile (for the support of a building)

Etymology
From palus:.

Noun

 * 1) parent

Derived terms

 * lepal