homie
/ˈhoʊmi/
noun
- A close friend or companion, often used as a friendly term of address.
- She's been my homie since elementary school.
- I'm going to the movies with my homie tonight.
- Hey homie, long time no see!
- A person from one's own neighborhood or community.
- All the homies from the street came to the barbecue.
- He ran into an old homie from his childhood block.
- She's a homie from the old neighborhood.