different between claymate vs playmate

English

Etymology

Back-formation from claymation.

Verb

claymate (third-person singular simple present claymates, present participle claymating, simple past and past participle claymated)

1. To animate by using stop-motion photography and pieces made out of a moldable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
   • 2000, Erika Milvy, "Aardman's Claymation Films Taking Shape on Web", Los Angeles Times, 21 April 2000:

     Even then he was prone to claymate. "I used to make models out of Plasticine, and of course it wasn't long before I wanted them to move on film. […]

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:claymate.

English

Etymology

From play +? mate. Compare earlier playfeer (“playmate”) of similar construction.

Noun

playmate (plural playmates)

1. A companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.

   • 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’.

2. A female who has appeared as the centerfold in Playboy magazine.
3. (euphemistic) A person's lover.

Synonyms

• (companion for playing): playfellow

Translations

Anagrams

• metaplay, teamplay