Bro or dude relative

• Friend, informally
• Kin of "bro" and "dude"
• Neighborhood bro
• Brother from another mother
• Buddy, slangily
• Brother, in slang

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context African American Vernacular English English) Someone, particularly a male acquaintance, from one's hometown. 2 (context African American Vernacular English English) A close friend or fellow member of a youth gang. 3 (context African American ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Homie (from " homeboy ") is an English language slang term found in American urban culture , whose origins etymologists generally trace to Mexican-American Spanglish from the late 19th century, with the word "homeboy" meaning a male friend from back home. ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also homey , by 1970s, slang, short for homeboy (q.v.). The identical word is recorded from the 1920s in New Zealand slang in the sense "recently arrived British immigrant."