playmate

CEFRB1

/ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A friend who plays with another person, especially a child.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A person's lover.

Examples

  • The young boy invited his favorite playmate to the house.

  • He wants a playmate.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A woman who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.

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

More examples

In context

  • 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’.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

My son asked if his new blank could come over to play after school.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From play + mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.