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playmate

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play·mate  (plmt)
n.
A companion in play or recreation.
playmate [ˈpleɪˌmeɪt], playfellow
n
a friend or partner in play or recreation childhood playmates
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.playmateplaymate - a companion at play                  
playfellow
companion, comrade, familiar, fellow, associate - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
playmate
noun friend, companion, comrade, chum (informal), pal (informal), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), playfellow Children benefit from having regular playmates.
Translations
playmate [ˈpleɪmeɪt] N → compañero/a m/f de juego
playmate [ˈpleɪmeɪt] n → camarade mf, copain* $(copine)m/f
play-off [ˈpleɪɒf] n
(after a tie) → match m de barrage
(US) (for championship) → match m de qualification
play on words n → jeu m de mots
playmate [ˈpleɪˌmeɪt] n → compagno/a di gioco
playmate [ˈpleɪˌmeɪt] n → compagno/a di gioco


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Sire had made each of the children her playmate in turn, and now made Grandfather her playmate too, and thought him the merriest of them all.
Grandfather's Chair by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
What a nice playmate she will be for us, all winter long
The Snow Image by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
I wish my favorite playmate Kitty Bryant to have the blue silk apron and my gold-bead ring with a kiss.
Little Women by Alcott, Louisa May View in context
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