companionship

noun

com·​pan·​ion·​ship kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship How to pronounce companionship (audio)
: the fellowship existing among companions : company

Examples of companionship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Wally, being exceptionally smart and emotionally intelligent, provided Henney with comfort and companionship. Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 30 Apr. 2024 For sugar daddies, the main motivations to sugar date include companionship, engaging and intellectual conversation, and intimacy. Sunny Nagpaul, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024 The idea that a no-nonsense place of business — be it a boxing gym or an educational toy company — can be a site of healing and companionship itself feels gently subversive of our more usual ideas about the Japanese workplace. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 3 Mar. 2024 The discovery adds to a growing body of evidence from burial sites on other continents indicating that individual foxes were tamed by humans and shared a connection based on companionship. Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024 Pets can improve their owners’ health in numerous ways during the day, such as by encouraging physical activity, promoting a daily routine and providing love and companionship. Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024 Family care providers need to be trained in subjects like nutrition, transfers, toileting and companionship. Peter Ross, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024 The couple now caring for Balto the husky mix believe someone may have dumped the dog near their home in California An animal who broke into a California yard looking for companionship and food found just that. Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024 Their cozy companionship, romantic or not, has a subtle poignancy that's earned fans across generations. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of companionship was in 1548

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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companionship. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

companionship

noun
com·​pan·​ion·​ship kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship How to pronounce companionship (audio)
: the good feeling that comes from being with someone else
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