playfellow

American  

[pley-fel-oh] / ˈpleɪˌfɛl oʊ /

noun

1. a playmate.

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Etymology

Origin of playfellow

First recorded in 1505–15; play + fellow

Example Sentences

I knew that with his lively ways, he would make a fine playfellow.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

Two lost one or more toes; and two, Jefferson Baker, a boyhood playfellow of Dr. Kane, and Pierre Schubert, the French cook, died.

From North-Pole Voyages by Mudge, Zachariah Atwell

Though his mother had cruelly absented herself, here was a playfellow that was better than nothing.

From Lad: A Dog by Terhune, Albert Payson

In his childhood he had been a playfellow of the doctor’s children.

From Memoirs of Leonora Christina Daughter of Christian IV. of Denmark; Written During Her Imprisonment in the Blue Tower at Copenhagen 1663-1685 by Ulfeldt, Leonora Christina

That," replied Martin, "is your old playfellow Andrew; you surely have not entirely forgotten him; though certainly a lapse of seven years must have made some little change in all of us.

From Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck by Tieck, Ludwig