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# playfellow

noun (playfellow, playfellows)

«playfellow» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A playfellow is a friend you play with, especially a child. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a fairy or a child brings a new friend to join the games; the word names a companion, not a number

### Examples

- "I've brought you a new playfellow," the Fairy said. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/#x1)
- Thasus came running to join his playfellows. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/#x2)
- The little girl wanted a playfellow for the summer. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths; a playfellow is a person to count, not a sum

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «playfellow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«playfellow» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/playfellow.html) on Mova free.