Crony — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈoʊni/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈəʊni/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈəʊni/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈoʊni/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sidekick chum brother buddy pal

Word Forms

chummy	adjective	(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
pal	verb	become friends; act friendly towards

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Freund

ein enger Freund, der seine Kumpels bei ihren Aktivitäten begleitet

🇫🇷French

copain

un ami proche qui accompagne ses copains dans leurs activités

🇪🇸Spanish

amigote

un amigo cercano que acompaña a sus amigos en sus actividades

🇮🇹Italian

amico

un caro amico che accompagna i suoi compagni nelle loro attività

🇳🇱Dutch

maatje

een goede vriend die zijn vrienden vergezelt bij hun activiteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

camarada

um amigo próximo que acompanha seus amigos em suas atividades

🇷🇺Russian

приятель

близкий друг, который сопровождает своих приятелей в их делах

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विकास के लिए अन्तरंग

एक करीबी दोस्त जो अपने दोस्तों के साथ उनकी गतिविधियों में शामिल होता है

🇮🇳Tamil

க்ரோனி

ஒரு நெருங்கிய நண்பர் தனது நண்பர்களுடன் அவர்களின் நடவடிக்கைகளில் உடன் செல்கிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రోనీ

తన స్నేహితుల కార్యకలాపాలలో వారితో పాటు ఉండే సన్నిహిత మిత్రుడు

🇮🇳Marathi

क्रोनी

एक जवळचा मित्र जो त्याच्या मित्रांना त्यांच्या क्रियाकलापांमध्ये सोबत करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ક્રોની

એક નજીકનો મિત્ર કે જેઓ તેમના મિત્રો સાથે તેમની પ્રવૃત્તિઓમાં સાથ આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೋನಿ

ಅವರ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಆಪ್ತ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചങ്ങാത്തം

തൻ്റെ സുഹൃത്തുക്കളെ അവരുടെ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളിൽ അനുഗമിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അടുത്ത സുഹൃത്ത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

裙带关系

陪伴好友活动的亲密朋友

🇯🇵Japanese

取り巻き

仲間の活動に同行する親しい友人

🇰🇷Korean

친구

친구들의 활동에 동행하는 친한 친구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bạn thân

một người bạn thân đồng hành cùng bạn bè trong các hoạt động của họ

🇹🇭Thai

เสี่ยว

เพื่อนสนิทที่มาพร้อมกับเพื่อนในกิจกรรมของพวกเขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

sahabat karib

seorang teman dekat yang mendampingi teman-temannya dalam beraktivitas

🇲🇾Malay

kroni

kawan rapat yang menemani rakan-rakannya dalam aktiviti mereka

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحسوبية

الصديق المقرب الذي يرافق رفاقه في أنشطتهم

🇮🇷Persian

دوست

دوست صمیمی که دوستانش را در فعالیت هایشان همراهی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

dost

Arkadaşlarına faaliyetlerinde eşlik eden yakın bir arkadaş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מקורב

חבר קרוב המלווה את חבריו בפעילותם

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