companionship
noun
com·pan·ion·ship
kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship 
: the fellowship existing among companions : company
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They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California.
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Heather Madden, Boston Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Pets Can Build Self-Esteem A 2017 literature review on children and pets found that having companionship through a pet friend can help kids build self-esteem.
—Bill Strickland, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
At home, what’s needed is a modern partnership grounded in equality, openness, companionship and dialogue.
—Jelena Kecmanovic, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
In these 2-foot-square pictures, long-haired nude female figures in close Edenic companionship with wild beasts poke their heads out from behind lush tropical foliage, and stare, unsettlingly, straight outward.
—Benjamin Lima, Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
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“Companionship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/companionship. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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companionship
noun
com·pan·ion·ship
kəm-ˈpan-yən-ˌship
: the good feeling that comes from being with someone else
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