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playfellows

playfellows is the plural of playfellow.

Meaning of playfellow

Noun

playfellow (plural playfellows)

  1. (dated) A playmate; a companion for someone (especially children) to play with.
    • From this time Elizabeth Lavenza became my playfellow, and, as we grew older, my friend.1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter I, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding...

Questions about playfellows

What is playfellows the plural of?
Playfellows is the plural of playfellow.

Words near playfellows in the dictionary

  1. Playfair's axioms
  2. playfairite
  3. playfeer
  4. playfeers
  5. playfellow
  6. playfellows
  7. playfellowship
  8. playfield
  9. playfields
  10. playfight
  11. playfighting

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