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| association |
friendship or companionship. [1/4 definitions] |
| company |
companionship. [1/7 definitions] |
| fellowship |
brotherhood or companionship. [1/4 definitions] |
| geisha |
a Japanese woman who is trained as a dancer, musician, and conversationalist, and who is paid to entertain and provide companionship for men. |
| gigolo |
a man who receives money from a usu. wealthy woman in exchange for his sexual favors and companionship. |
| lonely |
sad because of being without companionship; lonesome. [3/4 definitions] |
| lonely heart |
a single person who is looking for companionship or a marriage partner. |
| pet1 |
an animal, usu. domesticated or tamed, kept in one's home for companionship rather than practical use. [1/7 definitions] |
| society |
company; companionship. [1/7 definitions] |
| sodality |
fellowship, companionship, or comradeship. [1/2 definitions] |
| sugar daddy |
(informal) a wealthy older man who lavishes money and expensive gifts on a usu. attractive young woman in return for companionship and intimacy. |
| unsociable |
tending not to seek the companionship of others; solitary. [1/2 definitions] |
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