Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

claymate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clay-mate
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fan of American singer Clay Aiken.

verb

To animate by using stop-motion photography and pieces made out of a moldable substance, typically Plasticine clay.

Example Sentences

"Is anybody really ever ready for fatherhood? Who knows, but it's safe to say nobody was ready for this: Clay Aiken is going to be a dad. […] But don't get jealous, Claymates. Aiken's paternity was accomplished via artificial insemination, so he's still on the market (though he plans to be involved in the baby's life, friends say)."
"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. […]"

Etymology

From Clay + mate, after the pattern of playmate.

Inflected Forms

Claymates (plural) claymates (present, singular) claymating (participle, present) claymated (participle, past) claymated (past)

Questions

What does claymate mean?: A fan of American singer Clay Aiken.
Where does claymate come from?: From Clay + mate, after the pattern of playmate.

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