playmate
Plural: playmates
Noun
- A companion with whom one plays, especially a child.
- a companion at play
- A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
- A female who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.
- A person's lover.
Examples
- Her Scrabble playmate always challenged her to find more complex, higher-scoring words.
Origin / Etymology
From play + mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 15
playmate: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordplaymate: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
playmate: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
playmate: valid Words With Friends Word