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# playmate

noun (a playmate, playmates)

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

## Everyday

A playmate is a friend that a child plays with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and stories it is used about young children and their friends, or about animals that play together. Phrases: «a childhood playmate», «a new playmate».

### Examples

- My best playmate lives next door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#x1)
- The puppy needs a playmate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#x2)
- She made a new playmate at the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#x3)
- We were playmates when we were little. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#x4)
- The kittens are playmates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#x5)
- Grandma remembered her childhood playmate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#x6)
- He was a kind playmate who always shared. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#x7)
- My cousin is my favourite playmate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playmate/#x8)

### Note

Countable: playmates. Mostly used about young children; older children say «friend» or «mate» (UK, Australia).

## On Mova

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