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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A playmate; a companion for someone (especially children) to play with. dated

   "From this time Elizabeth Lavenza became my playfellow, and, as we grew older, my friend."

2. 2
   a companion at play wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

aceamigoassociatebedfellowbedmatebuddy

Example

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"From this time Elizabeth Lavenza became my playfellow, and, as we grew older, my friend."

Etymology

From play + fellow.

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