playmate

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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

“This is devastating,” said Sharon Williams, another neighbor who had called child welfare and has been answering her granddaughter’s haunting questions since her playmate died: “She asked, ‘Did Zoey go to heaven?’

From Seattle Times • Oct. 15, 2023

Moakler, a former Playboy playmate and Miss USA, said she’s praying for a speedy recovery for her ex and for the comfort of their children “as I know they are very concerned and worried.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2022

Growing up, Zoe had always been Tessie’s best friend and playmate.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides