Alternative spelling of maté, an aromatic tea-like drink prepared from the holly yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis). / The abovementioned plant; the leaves and shoots used for the tea

plural of mate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mate

Friendly; having a friendship (with).

(Britain, informal) A supposed surname for a friendless person.

plural of mating, gerund of mate.

A surname.

Used to form nouns having the sense of "a comrade or fellow with whom what is denoted by the noun is shared".

(Britain, slang) An individual who has few or no friends.

(nautical) In the merchant navy, the officer who is second in command to the captain, and whose primary duties include managing the maintenance and upkeep of the vessel.