Home › Words › C › claymateclaymateclaymate means A fan of American singer Clay Aiken.EtymologyFrom Clay + mate, after the pattern of playmate.nounA fan of American singer Clay Aiken.verbTo animate by using stop-motion photography and pieces made out of a moldable substance, typically Plasticine clay.e.g.“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. […]” — 2000 April 21, Erika Milvy, “Aardman's Claymation Films Taking Shape on Web”, in Los Angeles Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.claymation 82% match — Stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay. vs claymate →claymated 82% match — Animated through claymation. vs claymate →plasticine 64% match — Modeling clay. vs claymate →clayen 61% match — Of clay; made of clay. vs claymate →claytronic 59% match — Of or pertaining to claytronics. vs claymate →marla 58% match — Plasticine; modelling clay. vs claymate →clayed 58% match — Containing clay. vs claymate →clayster 57% match — A worker of clay. vs claymate →