Playfellow vs Favourite - What's the difference?
playfellow | favourite | Related terms |
(dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with.
* 1922 , (Margery Williams), (The Velveteen Rabbit)
* 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified.)
A person who enjoys special regard or favour.
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of (Charles II).
(Internet) To bookmark.
(Internet) To add to one's list of favourites on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
Playfellow is a related term of favourite.
As nouns the difference between playfellow and favourite
is that playfellow is (dated) playmate; companion for someone (especially children) to play with while favourite is a person who enjoys special regard or favour.As an adjective favourite is
preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).As a verb favourite is
.playfellow
English
Noun
(en noun)- "I’ve brought you a new playfellow ," the Fairy said. "You must be very kind to him and teach him all he needs to know in Rabbitland, for he is going to live with you for ever and ever!"
- Now she was within ten feet of the two unsuspecting little playfellows --carefully she drew her hind feet well up beneath her body, the great muscles rolling under the beautiful skin.
favourite
English
(wikipedia favourite)Alternative forms
* (American English) favoriteAlternative forms
* (US ) favoriteAdjective
(-)- This is my second favourite occupation.
Noun
(en noun)- You were my favourite to win the spelling competition.
- (Farquhar)
