playmate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/
Etymology
From play + mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.
Meanings
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A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part I, London: Collins, →ISBN:
- (euphemistic) A person's lover.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| playmates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (23)
fi leikkikaveri (companion to play with) · de Spielkamerad (companion to play with) · da legekammerat (companion to play with) · pam kakialung (companion to play with) · bg друга́рче (companion to play with) · tl kalaro (companion to play with) · la collūsor (companion to play with) · la congerrō (companion to play with) · ru това́рищ по играм (companion to play with) · it compagno/a di giochi (companion to play with) · nb lekekamerat (companion to play with) · cmn 玩伴 (companion to play with) · fi leikkitoveri (companion to play with) · mr खेळगडी (companion to play with) · af speelmaat (companion to play with) · chr ᏗᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎩ (companion to play with) · hu játszótárs (companion to play with) · sv lekkamrat (companion to play with) · bcl kakawat (companion to play with) · fr compagnon de jeux (companion to play with) · pam kakyalung (companion to play with) · de Spielgefährte (companion to play with) · ro tovarăș de joacă (companion to play with)