I could be wrong but I thought that "compadre" has to do with "bautizar" a person's kid.Chirimoya said:Tocayo is 'namesake', but it's not used in precisely the same way. You wouldn't say 'Hi, namesake' in English the way one says 'Hola tocayo' to someone with the same name as you, but you might describe little Sammy as being as good a baseball player as his more famous namesake.
Compadre means 'comrade', 'mate' (UK), 'buddy' (US) depending on context.
If I am not wrong, 'compadres" are the person who baptized a kid and the kid's father. "Comadre" is the person who baptized a kid and the kid's mother. I baptized my friend Ramon's 2 kids so that maked me his Compadre and his wife is my Comadre.Chirimoya said:Miguel, either you mean 'padrino' (godfather), or there is another meaning that I can't remember right now, something along those lines.
IIRC 'compadre' also has a similar meaning to 'consuegro' (and 'comadre'/'consuegra') to describe the relationship between a couple's parents, sort of like saying 'co-in-laws'.
Chirimoya said:Miguel, either you mean 'padrino' (godfather), or there is another meaning that I can't remember right now, something along those lines.
IIRC 'compadre' also has a similar meaning to 'consuegro' (and 'comadre'/'consuegra') to describe the relationship between a couple's parents, sort of like saying 'co-in-laws'.
xamaicano said:Compadre is friend in American English. It is heard on TV and in Movies. I asked random people in office what it meant and they all said friend.
com?pa?dre ( P ) Pronunciation Key (km-p?dr)
n. Chiefly Southwestern U.S.
A close friend or associate; a companion.
Anna Coniglio said:The dictionary mentions all of the above.
compadre 1 (padrino) godfather - 2 (amigo) mate, pal
I've read on DR1 the best man at a wedding is called padrino in the DR.
Multi purpose word.
Stodgord said:what is the term you use for your child's godfather.
They actually choose a madrina and padrino de boda for the wedding but they do not call each other compadres. That is reserved for the madrina or padrino of the child.Anna Coniglio said:The dictionary mentions all of the above.
compadre 1 (padrino) godfather - 2 (amigo) mate, pal
I've read on DR1 the best man at a wedding is called padrino in the DR.
Multi purpose word.
Yeah, that's not just in the campo.Nelly said:For high school graduation, in the campo anyway, the graduate selects a padrino or madrina to be by their side through the ceremony and celebrations.
Stodgord said:Chiri,
I was looking for the meaning that despict the relationship between the Father and the godfather of the child. A compadre to me is the person that is my child godfather. I don't think a word exist in english for this type of relationship. I was surprise to hear the words "godsister and godbrother" being used where I never heard their counterpart in Spanish.
That is not 100% correctAnna Coniglio said:The dictionary mentions all of the above.
compadre 1 (padrino) godfather - 2 (amigo) mate, pal
I've read on DR1 the best man at a wedding is called padrino in the DR.
Multi purpose word.