US /ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/
noun Freq #23337

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A companion, especially a child, that someone plays with.

    As a boy, he had no playmates his own age in the village.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a companion, especially a... playfellow
Word family
Forms playmates
Derived forms playmateship

Etymology

From play + mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.

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