playfellow
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of playfellow
Example Sentences
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I knew that with his lively ways, he would make a fine playfellow.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
He found Lady a pleasant-enough playfellow up to a certain point.
From Lad: A Dog by Albert Payson Terhune
Phineas, who had been His earliest friend and playfellow, would he not be lifted to the right hand of power?
From Joel: A Boy of Galilee by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
“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
This one would be within-doors, as your playfellow.
From Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures by William Black
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