· a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support

Hypernym(s): servant, retainer

· a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

Synonym(s): companion, comrade, fellow, associate

Hypernym(s): friend

· a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard

Synonym(s): familiar_spirit

Hypernym(s): spirit, disembodied_spirit

· well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"

Antonym(s): unfamiliar

· within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"

Antonym(s): strange

· (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads"

Synonym(s): conversant

· having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

Synonym(s): intimate