"playfellow" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpleɪˌfɛləʊ/ Forms: playfellows [plural]
Etymology: From play + fellow. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|play|fellow}} play + fellow Head templates: {{en-noun}} playfellow (plural playfellows)
  1. (dated) A playmate; a companion for someone (especially children) to play with. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-playfellow-en-noun-z~fdIw6Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1816 June – 1817 April/May (date written), [Mary Shelley], chapter I, in Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. […], volume I, London: […] [Macdonald and Son] for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, published 1 January 1818, →OCLC, page 46:",
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