Companion and Pairing

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Companion noun - A person frequently seen in the company of another.

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Pairing and companion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pairing" instead a noun "Companion".

Nearby Words: companionable, companionship, companioned

Pairing noun - The act of grouping things or people in pairs.

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Companion and pairing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Companion" instead a noun "Pairing".

Nearby Words: pair, paired

Start with any pairing of a Doctor and a companion that never traveled together (seeing as how the Doctor's had thirteen incarnations) or two companions who never travelled together.

Source: Ships That Pass in the Night
South Park has "Coon and Friends", the pairing of Eric Cartman as the "hero" and C'thulhu as his erstwhile companion.

Source: Hypercompetent Sidekick / Western Animation
The international release has the status screens of such a pairing Bowdlerized to read "Companion" instead of husband/wife, though.

Source: Kissing Cousins

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