英['pleɪmeɪt]美['pleɪmeɪt]
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后缀 -mate 表名词，“人” bedmate n. 同床的人 bed 床 + mate 人 → 同床的人 flatmate n. 合住一套公寓的人 flat 公寓 + mate 人 → 合住一套公寓的人 playmate n. 玩伴；游戏伙伴 play 玩 + mate 人 → 玩伴；游戏伙伴 schoolmate n. 校友 school 学校 + mate 人 → 校友 shipmate n. 同船旅客；同船船员 ship 船 + mate 人 → 同船旅客；同船船员 teammate n. 队友 team 队伍 + mate 人 → 队友
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A playmate is a child's pal or buddy. If you grew up in a rural area, far from your closest neighbors, your main playmates may have been your own brothers and sisters.
Parents worry when their kids don't have many playmates — although some children simply prefer solitary activities to group games with friends. Babysitting one little girl might seem like an easy job, until six of her favorite playmates come over to play hide-and-seek indoors. Playmate was coined in the 1600s, from play and mate, “comrade or companion.”