noun
Meaning 1
A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: playfellow
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
playmate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpleɪˌmeɪt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A person's lover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: euphemistic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A woman who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
a companion at play
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: playfellow
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate
History
Etymology
From play + mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.
Across languages
Translations
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: speelmaat — companion to play with
- Central Bikol: kakawat — companion to play with
- Bulgarian: друга́рче (drugárče) — companion to play with
- Cherokee: ᏗᎾᏁᎶᎲᏍᎩ (dinanelohvsgi) — companion to play with
- Chinese Mandarin: 玩伴 (wánbàn) — companion to play with
- Danish: legekammerat — companion to play with
- Finnish: leikkitoveri — companion to play with
- Finnish: leikkikaveri — companion to play with
- French: compagnon de jeux — companion to play with
- German: Spielgefährte — companion to play with
- German: Spielkamerad — companion to play with
- Hungarian: játszótárs — companion to play with
- Italian: compagno/a di giochi — companion to play with
- Kapampangan: kakialung — companion to play with
- Kapampangan: kakyalung — companion to play with
- Latin: collūsor — companion to play with
- Latin: congerrō — companion to play with
- Marathi: खेळगडी (kheḷagḍī) — companion to play with
- Norwegian Bokmål: lekekamerat — companion to play with
- Romanian: tovarăș de joacă — companion to play with
- Russian: това́рищ по играм (továrišč po igram) — companion to play with
- Swedish: lekkamrat — companion to play with
- Tagalog: kalaro — companion to play with
- Finnish: Playmate — woman who has appeared in Playboy magazine
- French: playmate — woman who has appeared in Playboy magazine
- German: Playmate — woman who has appeared in Playboy magazine
- Hungarian: playmate — woman who has appeared in Playboy magazine
- Italian: playmate — woman who has appeared in Playboy magazine
- Portuguese: playmate — woman who has appeared in Playboy magazine
- Spanish: playmate — woman who has appeared in Playboy magazine