playdate
Americannoun
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playdates
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of playdate
First recorded in 1985–90
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“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
There are bouts of jealousy when one child gets into a coveted school or has a side playdate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 29, 2026
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
Ralph Yarl told authorities his mother sent him to pick up his siblings from a playdate at around 22:00 local time that night.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
I didn’t have to: Hadley was at her friend Tyler's for a playdate, and on Fridays our neighbor, Mr. Fitzgibbons, walked Delilah with his old dog, Bones.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
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
We were inseparable, and Mama and Mario’s mom used to arrange playdates at the park for us on the weekends.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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