buddying
Becoming close companions
Buddying is pairing up with someone for mutual support or companionship.
The term appears in workplace and educational contexts where people are assigned partners: New employees go through a buddying system their first week.
It can also describe the informal process of becoming friends: We started buddying around in middle school.
Guidance from experienced person
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
fostering · coaching · helping · reassurance · backup · advocacy · sponsorship · shepherding
One who keeps company
- palClose trusted companion
- chumFriend or fish scraps
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
playmate · amigo · crony · comrade · ally · mate · partner · peer
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- pairingJoining two together
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
synergy · reciprocity · tandem · duo · twinning · alliance · interplay
Developing abilities through practice
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- skill-buildingDeveloping new competencies
growth · progression · education · cultivation · formation · coaching · shadowing · internship
mentorship
Guidance from experienced person
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- assistanceSupport or aid given
nurturing · fostering · coaching · helping · reassurance · backup · advocacy · sponsorship · shepherding · befriending
companion
One who keeps company
confidant · playmate · amigo · crony · comrade · ally · mate · partner · peer · acquaintance
teamwork
Joint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- pairingJoining two together
coordination · synergy · reciprocity · tandem · duo · twinning · alliance · interplay
training
Developing abilities through practice
- apprenticeshipLearning trade through employment
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
- teachingProfession of instructing others
skill-building · growth · progression · education · cultivation · formation · coaching · shadowing · internship · practice
buddyingisolating
Setting apart from contact
excluding · shunning · ostracizing · alienating · separating
buddyingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
neglecting · deserting · leaving behind · hanging out to dry · ditching
- buddying upForming a close partnership