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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PLA'YMATE, n. A playfellow; a companion in diversions.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a companion at play [syn: playmate, playfellow]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 1591 a companion in play

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a child's companion in play.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Playmate Play"mate`, n. A companion in diversions; a playfellow.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(playmates) A child's playmate is another child who often plays with him or her. The young girl loved to play with her playmates. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Playfellow.

Moby Thesaurus

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