playdate
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of playdate
First recorded in 1985–90
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During a playdate, my son and his Lego-loving friend mounted an epic space battle with the Smart Play spaceships.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
“He’s proud of the fact that their house is the site of every playdate, that he butts heads with his toddler, that he stalks the halls as ‘Papa T-rex.’”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
Everything about the story, from opening to closing dance party, feels like it was made up on an especially unimaginative playdate by bored kids who’d rather be watching TV.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2025
On Sunday morning, as I was looking for shoes and packing snacks, I heard a rumor that ICE was on the same block as my child’s playdate.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
Danielle wasn’t able to come to my first playdate because of bad timing, but Jessica made it.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
When motherhood gets lonely, there are playdates and moms’ nights out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
Parents can also look for playgroups, book clubs, recreational sports leagues or initiate talking to parents about scheduling playdates with their little ones' friends from childcare.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024
She’s also hosting playdates to avoid going to water parks.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
She said playdates were helpful "because you're not asking for a favour, you're looking after kids of friends one day, then they look after yours the next".
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2023
“Savanna’s always been nice to me. We used to have playdates all the time when we were in lower school.”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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