com·pa·dre 
(kəm-pädrā)
(kəm-pädrā)n.
Chiefly Southwestern US
Chiefly Southwestern US
A close friend or associate; a companion.
[Spanish, joint father, godfather, friend, from Medieval Latin compater, joint priest, godfather : Latin com-, com- + Latin pater, father; see pəter- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]