playfellow

noun

Definition of playfellownext
as in playmate

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  1. playmate
  2. classmate
  3. schoolmate
  4. shipmate
  5. messmate
  6. teammate
  7. colleague
  8. housemate
Noun
  • For kids, anger often shows up when something doesn’t go their way—like when a playmate grabs their toy.
    — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The former model was the Playboy Playmate was the 2004 playmate of the year.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 10 July 2026
Definition of playmate
Noun
  • Campbell walked with the rest of his classmates, but Reinart had to miss the ceremony.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Over a quarter of students in high-income countries complained their classmates got distracted by digital devices in most or every science class.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of classmate
Noun
  • The dramatic recipe involves equal parts literary ambition, risk-taking, and chutzpah, with a dash of substance abuse, cooked on the high heat of adolescent lust that brings Tony to Provincetown in pursuit of a schoolmate named Nancy (Emilia Jones).
    — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Her schoolmate, Curtis Mehlberg, follows her, and both are able to enter that magical world.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026
Definition of schoolmate
Noun
  • At one point, shipmate Dave Faulkner screamed as he was thrown to the bottom deck.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
  • Other dives have been conducted to inter the remains of Arizona survivors who wanted to rest eternally with their former shipmates.
    — Jim Mustian, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Definition of shipmate
Noun
  • But the bacteria found inside those that received messmate microbes changed a lot.
    — BostonGlobe.com, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2019
  • As Rigg, an old friend of mine, later told me, Liebling put himself at ease during the pause, most notably as a messmate.
    — Roger Angell, The New Yorker, 6 June 2019
Definition of messmate
Noun
  • His teammates and the Miami United coaching staff had no idea what had happened.
    — Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The best part of the fall is almost here, bringing in rookies, underdogs, defending Super Bowl champs and even a few furry teammates to the big screens.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of teammate
Noun
  • Then on Wednesday, Justice Flávio Dino overruled his colleague and restored the two senior police officials to their posts.
    — MAURICIO SAVARESE, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The doctor said his colleagues are struggling to treat infected children who often arrive at the hospital with serious complications like pneumonia, diarrhea and encephalitis, or brain swelling.
    — Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleague
Noun
  • At the center are Anton (Owen Thiele) and Paul Baker (Jack Innanen), whose chemistry is complicated by the latter’s relationship with Issa (Amita Rao), Anton’s best friend and housemate.
    — Angelina Mazza, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Now, in Season 2, Issa is on the lookout for signs that her boyfriend is crushing on another housemate, while Anton and Paul Baker keep a watchful eye on one another, as much to quell further flirtation as to savor it.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of housemate
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“Playfellow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playfellow. Accessed 14 Sep. 2026.

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