Wendy house

American  

noun

British.

1. a child's playhouse.

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Wendy house British  

/ ˈwɛndɪ /

noun

1. a small model house that children can enter and play in

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Etymology

Origin of Wendy house

First recorded in 1945–50; after the house that Peter Pan builds around Wendy in J. Barrie's Peter Pan

Example Sentences

I miss the kids’ energy – they bring life and action into this old lady house.

From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2016

All that family drown out because they wouldn't go to this lady house on higher ground.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration

"I quit and goes over three miles to another widow lady house, and mek bargain wid her," said Willis.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

I used to cook dere to lady house cross de street, but I never didn' cook no Sunday dinner dere.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration