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playfellow

[ pley-fel-oh ]

noun

  1. a playmate.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of playfellow1

First recorded in 1505–15; play + fellow

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Example Sentences

When this playfellow went away, the jay missed his dances and frolics.

She was black and white, handsome and dignified, yet a grand playfellow when she chose to put off her dignity.

There was something in the conduct of his old friend and playfellow that made all his reasonings small.

What had become of our comrade—my childhood's playfellow, the man who had loved me so well, and whom I had cast away?

In reality, Takkar was glad to have a playfellow in his captivity, though at first he held himself aloof to maintain his dignity.

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