companion
1. com.pan.ion \k*m-'an-y*n\ n [ME compainoun, fr. OF compagnon, fr. LL companion-, compa]nio, fr. L com- + panis bread, food 1: COMRADE obs 2: RASCAL 3a: one of a pair of matching things 3b: one employed to live with and serve another 2. companion vt : ACCOMPANY 3. companion n [by folk etymology fr. D kampanje poop deck] 1: a hood covering at the top of a companionway 2: COMPANIONWAY