Sidekick in a sentence as a noun

And it has become my sidekick, my go-to, it sleeps on the floor next to me.

You can use a YubiKey for Google 2-factor along with a helper app like Yubikco's "sidekick" for Windows [1] or my company's OneTime on Mac [2].

Sidekick definitions

noun

a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

See also: buddy brother chum crony