(politics) A candidate on a joint ticket. / (politics) A candidate for the US vice-presidency. / One of a pair of ships with coordinated, often reciprocal, sailing schedules.

(baseball) One who plays in the same battery, either the pitcher or the catcher.

Alternative spelling of teammate

(psychology, genetics) Between males and females of a species, the mutual attraction or selection, for reproductive purposes, of individuals with similar characteristics.

Alternative spelling of schoolmate

Alternative spelling of soulmate

plural of mating season

(zoology) The time of the year during which members of a certain species of animal tend to mate.

Ilex paraguariensis, a plant used to make maté.

Alternative spelling of tourmate