Mate

Morpheme

Mate

Type

free base

Denotation

associate, fellow, comrade, friend, companion

Etymology

Middle Low German mate, gemate

Evidence

bandmate, barmate, benchmate, classmate, crewmate, deskmate, housemate, inmate, mated, mates, matey, mating, messmate, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, soulmate, teammate

See Also

Meat

Homographs

Mate, Mate