English edit

Etymology edit

batch +‎ mate

Noun edit

batchmate (plural batchmates)

  1. (India) classmate
  2. (chiefly South Asia, Philippines) A member of the same graduation school class as another.[1]
  3. (chiefly South Asia, Philippines) A member of a batch.

References edit

  1. ^ batchmate, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, June 2015.