Playmate

Definitions

1. A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
2. A woman who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.
3. A person's lover.
   euphemistic

Equivalents

Examples

“An indulgent playmate, Grannie would lay⟳ aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save⟳ notepaper’) and enter⟳ into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.”

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