playmate
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During those summer months, Maya was my only playmate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Because when Caligiuri was growing up in Diamond Bar, the only playmate he could find was the door of his garage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
The clip highlighted an obvious imbalance between a male figure – disingenuously portrayed as a fellow playmate – in a position of power to a teenage girl.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2024
But in the meantime, mother chimps continue to be their offspring's primary playmate, tickling, chasing, playing 'airplane'.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
As her new stepsisters climbed out of the carriage, Ana, who was twelve — “just your age; she will make a wonderful playmate for you,” her father had written hopefully — complained of hunger.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
The childhoods so many Americans grew up with—holidays packed with relatives, built-in playmates, bustling Friday night dinners—are quietly disappearing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
This time, in late September, the rabbit was still there, but it had no playmates.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
"But when they're doing that, they are also limiting the ability of their young ones to play with others, and the moms become the primary playmates," said Sabbi.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 14, 2024
A glance at his website, julianwasser.com, reveals seemingly informal shots of young Paul McCartney and Elton John, Hugh Hefner roller-skating with playmates and Joan Didion posing in front of her Corvette Stingray.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 2023
She yearned for playmates but did not know how to make friends with the other little girls.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
