matey

Questions about matey

What does matey mean?

matey means "(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals".

How many syllables are in matey?

matey has 2 syllables: ma-tey. The stress falls on "ma". In IPA it is /ˈmeɪti/.

What is another word for matey?

Close synonyms include chummy, pally, palsy-walsy. 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 matey a common word?

matey 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.