Definition of Playmate

1. Noun. A companion at play.

Exact synonyms: Playfellow
Generic synonyms: Associate, Companion, Comrade, Familiar, Fellow

Definition of Playmate

1. n. A companion in diversions; a playfellow.

Definition of Playmate

1. Noun. A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with. ¹

2. Noun. A female who has appeared in Playboy magazine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Playmate

1. a companion in play [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Playmate

playlets
playlike
playline
playlist
playlisted
playlisting
playlistism
playlists
playlot
playlots
playmaker
playmakers
playmaking
playmakings
playmat
playmate (current term)
playmates
playmats
playnt
playnts
playock
playoff
playoff beard
playoff beards
playoff game
playoffs
playout
playouts
playpen
playpens

Literary usage of Playmate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1905)
"W THE UNSEEN playmate HEN children are playing alone on the green, In comes the playmate that never was seen. When children are happy and lonely and good, ..."

2. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"For, more to me than birds or flowers, My playmate left her home, ... О playmate in the golden time ! Our mossy seat is green, Its fringing violets blossom ..."

3. Alderbrook: A Collection of Fanny Forester's Village Sketches, Poems, Etc. by Emily Chubbuck Judson (1850)
"CHARLEY HILL was an old playmate of mine — a saucy, good-natured, ... But my old playmate was not one of these. No cloud was on his face or his fortunes. ..."

4. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1878)
"THE playmate. A Picture and Story Book for boys and girls. ... ГНОМ u THE playmate." "MY" ROOKS. 3 volumes in one. Illustrated. 410. Extra cloth, $1.50. ..."

5. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1884)
"A playmate ! Why, he was the most loyal, adoring of friends, and a brave protector besides. He grew big and handsome every day, with a sleek black coat, ..."

6. A Child's Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson (1905)
"W THE UNSEEN playmate HEN children are playing alone on the green, In comes the playmate that never was seen. When children are happy and lonely and good, ..."

7. The Chief American Poets: Selected Poems by Bryant, Poe, Emerson, Longfellow by Curtis Hidden Page (1905)
"For, more to me than birds or flowers, My playmate left her home, ... О playmate in the golden time ! Our mossy seat is green, Its fringing violets blossom ..."

8. Alderbrook: A Collection of Fanny Forester's Village Sketches, Poems, Etc. by Emily Chubbuck Judson (1850)
"CHARLEY HILL was an old playmate of mine — a saucy, good-natured, ... But my old playmate was not one of these. No cloud was on his face or his fortunes. ..."

9. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1878)
"THE playmate. A Picture and Story Book for boys and girls. ... ГНОМ u THE playmate." "MY" ROOKS. 3 volumes in one. Illustrated. 410. Extra cloth, $1.50. ..."

10. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1884)
"A playmate ! Why, he was the most loyal, adoring of friends, and a brave protector besides. He grew big and handsome every day, with a sleek black coat, ..."

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