He wants a playmate.
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Playmate
/ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/
Synonyms for "playmate" (81 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (24)
Related words (40)
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Noun(1 words)
social partner
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6 entrieschildhood playmateclose playmateplaymate interactionplaymate networkplaymate pairingplaymate relationship
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2 entriesplaymate statusplaymatehood
Sample sentences
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It is not safe, I hear, to play tricks with kings: just as lions sometimes come quietly to someone that rubs them, they are still lions when they choose, and then their playmate will lie dead.
Source: tatoeba (7337174)
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’.
Source: wiktionary