playfellow C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈpleɪˌfɛloʊ/ UK /ˈpleɪˌfɛləʊ/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a companion in play; a playmate As children they were inseparable playfellows. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a companion in play; a... playmatecompanionfriendcomradechumpal Word family Related forms playfellowplaymate Etymology AI details Compound of play (Old English plega 'play, sport') + fellow (Old English feolaga 'partner', from Old Norse felagi 'business partner'). plega Old English felagi Old Norse View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # playfellow **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpleɪˌfɛloʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpleɪˌfɛləʊ/ ## Meanings 1. a companion in play; a playmate ## Examples - As children they were inseparable playfellows. ## Synonyms - playmate - companion - friend - comrade - chum - pal ## Related Forms - play - fellow - playmate ## Roots and Affixes - Root: plega - Root: felagi ## Etymology Compound of play (Old English plega 'play, sport') + fellow (Old English feolaga 'partner', from Old Norse felagi 'business partner'). ## AI Etymology Playfellow is compound of play (Old English plega 'play, sport') + fellow (Old English feolaga 'partner', from Old Norse felagi 'business partner'). Important recorded forms include plega (Old English) and felagi (Old Norse). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers a companion in play; a playmate. The wider family includes related words such as play, fellow, and playmate. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown