She was my playmate and best friend.
He wasn't allowed to join his playmates outside.
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What’s hinted at is remembering and longing for the past and waking up to your own inner-playmate, no matter your age.—Katie Grant, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025 Treat the toy like TV, fun in moderation, not a substitute for playmates.—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Four dogs hoping for a game of fetch have melted hearts on the internet after trying to recruit the youngest member of their family as their new playmate.—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 In childhood, siblings are often each other’s first friends and playmates as well as earliest rivals and competitors.—Our Place, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for playmate
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