playmate
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playmate¹
- /ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/
Where it comes from
From play + mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.
noun playmates
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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’.
Similar: playfellow
- A person's lover.
Playmate²
noun Playmates
- A woman who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.
Translations
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noun companion to play with
| 中文 | 玩伴 wánbàn |
|---|---|
| Français | compagnon de jeux |
| Deutsch | Spielgefährte, Spielkamerad |
| Italiano | compagno/a di giochi |
| Română | tovarăș de joacă |
| Русский | това́рищ по играм továrišč po igram |
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