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# playfellow

«playfellow» in Mova's school dictionary: **a friend you play with, especially a child** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (playfellow, playfellows)

### meaning for a pupil

A playfellow is a friend you play with, especially a child. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

in tales a fairy or a child brings a new friend to join the games; the word names a companion, not a number

### examples

- "I've brought you a new playfellow," the Fairy said. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/#x1)
- Thasus came running to join his playfellows. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/#x2)
- The little girl wanted a playfellow for the summer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths; a playfellow is a person to count, not a sum

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «playfellow» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/playfellow/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.