Plural of playmate
regular plural
The plural of playmate is playmates.
Forms of playmate
| Singular | playmate /ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | playmates |
| Countable | countable |
Playmates in a sentence
- Worse, they are often not too sure what their absent playmates want them to be feeling.2009, Wesley L. Ford, How to Pick a Lover: For Women Who Want to Win at Love, page 176. From the entry long-distance
- I remembered snowfights with playmates, the days filled with simple pleasures of youth.2005, E. Y. Goren and Lintao, Leonard Moss, E. Y. Goren, China Was Paradise! China Was Hell!: The Escapade of a Lifetime. From the entry snowfight
- I remember the tales of children enticed to the floor of the sea by mermaids and fishboys in search of playmates.2014, Eleanor Swanson, “Exiles and Expatriates”, in Exiles and Expatriates: Stories, Hollywood, Calif.: Hollywood Books International…. From the entry fishboy
- I remember being insulted as a child, being called a Xueta fool by playmates, and once someone spit in my face.1976, Kenneth Moore, Those of the street: the Catholic-Jews of Mallorca. From the entry Xueta
- After eight months the musical 3-year-olds were expert puzzlemasters, scoring 80 percent higher than their playmates did in spatial intelligence -- the ability to visualize the world accurately.1996 February 18, “Why Do Schools Flunk Biology?”, in Newsweek, New York, N.Y.: Newsweek Publishing LLC, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the…. From the entry puzzlemaster
Meaning of playmate
- noun A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
- noun A person's lover.
Questions about the plural of playmate
- What is the plural of playmate?
- The plural of playmate is playmates.
- Is playmate countable?
- Playmate is a countable noun.
Source and license
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