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playmate
(play|mate)
Pronunciation:
/ˈpleɪmeɪt/
noun
1
a friend with whom a child plays:
sometimes Valerie wished she had more playmates
2
used euphemistically to refer to a person’s lover:
her clients use this album of photos to pick their ideal playmate
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