playmate
noun
- playing companion
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/
noun
Etymology: From play + mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.
- A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
“An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.”
- A person's lover.