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playbox

playbox

6.6
A box for keeping a child's toys and small personal things
  • noun
  • /ˈpleɪbɑks/
  • Archaic
translation icon : caja de juguetes
  • At the boarding school, every student had their own playbox for personal belongings.

Examples

  • The teacher opened the playbox to show the students the new toys inside.

  • Each child brought their favorite toy to put in the playbox during playtime.

  • Nothing but text chats and "Playbox" with you guys.

Synonyms

box
vsplaybox
1.0

A usually rectangular container with a lid for holding things or the amount it holds

is specific to child storage and boarding school use
toy box
vsplaybox
4 1.0

A box for keeping children's toys

is used also for a child's personal items, often in boarding schools
toy chest
vsplaybox
2 1.0

A large box that holds children's toys

is smaller and more general, holding personal items as well
play-box
vsplaybox
  • Archaic
8.4

A box a child uses to keep toys and personal things

means the same but is written without a hyphen

How Big

trunk
110 3.3
chest
363 1.0
playbox
  • Archaic
6.6
crate
189 1.7
pouch
72 2.1

Surface Forms

playbox singular
playboxes plural

Morphology

playbox = play + box (transparent) = play + box

The word is a straightforward compound 'play' + 'box' and its meaning (a box for a child's toys) follows directly from the components.

Etymology

Playbox is made from the words play ('to enjoy games') and box ('a container'), like a toy box for a child. That's why a playbox means a box where a child keeps toys and personal items, often used in places like boarding schools.