chum

Other forms of chum

plural

chums·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about chum

What does chum mean?

chum means "a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in chum?

chum has 1 syllable: chum. In IPA it is /ˈtʃʌm/.

What is another word for chum?

Close synonyms include buddy, brother, crony, pal, sidekick. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chum a common word?

chum is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.