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Playmate vs Claymate - What's the difference?

playmate | claymate |

As nouns the difference between playmate and claymate

is that playmate is a companion for someone (especially a child) to play with while Claymate is a fan of singer Clay Aiken.

As a verb claymate is

to animate by using stop-motion photography and pieces made out of a moldable substance, typically Plasticine clay.

playmate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
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  • *:An indulgent playmate , Grannie would lay aside the long scratchy-looking letter she was writing (heavily crossed ‘to save notepaper’) and enter into the delightful pastime of ‘a chicken from Mr Whiteley's’.
  • A female who has appeared as the centerfold in magazine.

    • Synonyms

    * (companion for playing) playfellow

    claymate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A fan of singer .
  • * 2008 , " The Most Unlikely Dads of the Year", Newsweek , 31 May 2008:
    • Is anybody really ever ready for fatherhood? Who knows, but it's safe to say nobody was ready for this: Clay Aiken is going to be a dad. But don't get jealous, Claymates . Aiken's paternity was accomplished via artificial insemination, so he's still on the market (though he plans to be involved in the baby's life, friends say).
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    • English eponyms