playhouse
- noun
- /ˈpleɪˌhaʊs/
- After their birthday party, the kids ran straight to the playhouse to continue their games.
- build a playhouse
- playhouse for kids
- child's playhouse
Examples
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We used to work for days making playhouses, and our home was always open to other people's children.
Academic text (1995) -
And after this payday, I'm gonna get my girl a new playhouse, and a bike.
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And behind his huge house for his two kids, he had a Playhouse that looked just like that.
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This is the playhouse, otherwise known as my castle.
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Oh, I needed a playhouse.
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Then one night I heard her there in the playhouse, whispering.
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Bernie bought this playhouse for my girls.
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I think of how much Marcus and Howie love the little playhouse I'm still paying off.
Fiction book (1992) -
The day our father built our log-cabin playhouse, Davis had limped around the backyard shouting, "Look, Dad!"
Fiction book (1991) -
The children spent hours pretending to cook and play in their new playhouse in the backyard.
Synonyms
A small model of a house with tiny furniture for children to play with
A small model house with tiny furniture that children play with using dolls
A small toy house that children play in
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Etymology
Playhouse joins play and house, so think of a small 'house' made for 'play'. That's why a playhouse today is a little house or model where children pretend and have fun.