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playtime

playtime

26 1.0
A time when children play and have fun
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪtaɪm/
translation icon : recreo
  • To obtain health benefits, Ridgers et al. recommended that children spend 40% of the recess physical playtime in MVPA.
  • outdoor playtime
  • children during playtime

I'm not saying that you're like bro, because this is not playtime for me.

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Examples

  • Foster parents should speak the language of the child and should organize playtime with children speaking the same language.

    Academic text (2008)
  • I loved the video and the explanation of the importance of free playtime for babies.

    Blog text (8)
  • Eight hours of playtime ahead.

  • The children are then given free playtime in which to follow through with their planned activities.

    Academic text (1991)
  • But that's still a huge amount of playtime for any game at all.

    Blog text (11)
  • Make some fun felt masks for hours of fun playtime with the kiddos.

    Blog text (9)
  • These projects expose kids to concepts of Steam, making the playtime fun, engaging, and enriching experience.

  • In her spare time, Rachell enjoys power yoga and playtime with her Cavalier King Charles, Molly.

    Blog text (18)
  • Yet, some of the public views physical education (PE) in the schools as glorified recess or playtime.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The children run around the playground during their playtime after lunch.

Synonyms

free time
vsplaytime
117 1.0

A time when you are not working and can do things you enjoy

is a set aside recreational period often aimed at children
leisure
vsplaytime
100 1.3

Time not spent working when you can relax or do things you enjoy

is a planned period for supervised children's recreation rather than general free time
leisure time
vsplaytime
12 2.0

Free time when you are not working and can relax or do things you like

is a scheduled period for recreation usually organised for children
playday
vsplaytime
1 1.9

A special day for fun and games at school or with friends

is a scheduled period for recreation often shorter and for children
period of play
vsplaytime
3.6

A set time in a game or match when the action continues

is a general period set aside for recreation not only in games
playing period
vsplaytime
3.7

A part of a game when play happens for a set time

is about planned recreational time for children rather than game segments

Antonyms

353 1.1

Careful learning about a subject, often by reading or thinking

4 2.4

The hours when a person must work for their job

How Long

holiday
  • UK
627 1.0
playtime
26 1.0
recess
153 1.2
moment
1.0

Surface Forms

playtime singular
playtimes plural

Morphology

playtime = play + time (transparent) = play + time

The meaning is a straightforward combination of 'play' + 'time' meaning a period for play, which learners can readily infer.

Etymology

Playtime is a simple compound of play and time, literally 'time for play'. That's why it means the period set aside for play or fun, often for children.