matey

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English mate English -y English matey From mate + -y.

1. Sociable or friendly.

   “You've been very matey with that new bird.”

   “She asked in what sort of accident I had broken my back, and when I told her that I had been shot down she became much more matey.”

name

Etymology: Variant spelling of Matej.

1. A surname from the Slavic languages.

noun

1. Alternative form of maty (“native house servant in India”).