playfellow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of playfellow
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I knew that with his lively ways, he would make a fine playfellow.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
She was lamenting the death of her cousin and childhood playfellow, Dr. Valentine Mott Francis, when "a much greater affliction" fell upon her in the death of her son-in-law, David Prescott Hall.
From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Maud Howe Elliott
“Grandfather, Grandfather, Snuffy’s hurt,” she called, and, putting her arms around her shaggy playfellow, she tried to help him up the back steps.
From Black-Eyed Susan by Ethel Calvert Phillips
When Nils Hansen observed him, Augusta's playfellow and greatest friend, he burst into violent weeping and left them.
From The Heritage of the Kurts, Volume I (of 2) by Bj?rnstjerne Bj?rnson
Was it possible he would not care the least little bit if his old playfellow could be the same to him no longer?
From Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing by Gertrude Page
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