playfeer

English

Alternative forms

• playpheer, playphere

Etymology

From Middle English playfere, equivalent to play +‎ feer.

Noun

playfeer (plural playfeers)

1. (obsolete) A playfellow; a playmate.
   • 1627, Michaell [i.e., Michael] Drayton, “[Elegies upon Sundry Occasions.]”, in The Battaile of Agincourt. […], London: […] [Augustine Matthews] for William Lee, […], →OCLC, page 250:

     [S]he was wont to call him her deare ſonne,
     Her little play-feere, and her pretty Bun: […]