playhouse
/'pleihaus/
Definition
- Noun:
- A small model house for children to play in: A "playhouse" is a toy structure, often resembling a small house, designed for children to enter and use for imaginative play.
- A theater: In a historical or specific context, "playhouse" can refer to a building where theatrical performances are staged.
Examples
- Noun:
- The children spent the afternoon in their new wooden playhouse in the backyard.
- Shakespeare's plays were first performed at the Globe Playhouse.
Advanced Usage
- "summer playhouse": A theater that operates primarily during the summer season, often presenting light comedies or musicals.
- She got her start acting at a summer playhouse in Maine.
Variants and Related Words
- Playroom (n): A room in a house set aside for children to play in.
- The toys were all kept in the large playroom.
- Theater / Theatre (n): The more common modern term for a building where plays are performed.
- We went to the theater to see a new musical.
Synonyms
- Wendy house (n, chiefly British): A small toy house for children.
- Toy house (n): A simple term for a playhouse.
- Theatre (n): A building for dramatic performances.
Idioms
- No idioms are directly and exclusively formed with the word "playhouse."
Noun
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plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
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