playmate
English edit
Etymology edit
From play + mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.
Noun edit
playmate (plural playmates)
- A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
- 1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in An Autobiography, part I, London: Collins, →ISBN:
- 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’.
- A female who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.
- (euphemistic) A person's lover.
Synonyms edit
- (companion for playing): playfellow
Translations edit
companion to play with
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woman who has appeared in Playboy magazine
someone's lover
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