PLAYHOUSE

playhouse, wendy house

(noun) plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

playhouse (plural playhouses)

A venue for performing plays.

Synonym: theater

Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”)

Source: Wiktionary


Play"house`, n. Etym: [AS. pleghus.]

1. A building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater. Shak.

2. A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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