Meanings
nounplayfeer (plural playfeers)
plural playfeers · alternative playpheer · alternative playphere
- obsoleteA playfellow; a playmate.
[S]he was wont to call him her deare ſonne, Her little play-feere, and her pretty Bun: […]
1627, Michaell [i.e., Michael] Drayton, “[Elegies upon Sundry Occasions.]”, in The Battaile of Agincourt. […], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for William Lee, […], →OCLC, page 250
Origin
- Middle Englishplayfere
- Englishplayfeer
From Middle English playfere, equivalent to play + feer.
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APA
playfeer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playfeer
MLA
“playfeer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playfeer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playfeer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playfeer.
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