playhouse
Americannoun
plural
playhouses-
a theater.
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a small house for children to play in.
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a toy house.
noun
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a theatre where live dramatic performances are given
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a toy house, small room, etc, for children to play in
Etymology
Origin of playhouse
1590–1600; play + house; compare Old English pleghūs, as gloss of Latin theātrum theater
Example Sentences
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And there were voice notes about tiny yet crucial details: If Hamnet imagines himself working with his father in the playhouse, what might he see himself doing there?
From Los Angeles Times
Melody Butiu has a few moving moments as the loyal nanny—who lives in the kids’ abandoned playhouse.
“The Dream Factory” traces the slow rise and quick fall of the Theatre, London’s first purpose-built commercial playhouse.
Father and son will have the opportunity to appear on the mainstage together Dec. 13 as part of the playhouse’s inaugural “Jingle + Mingle” event.
From Los Angeles Times
After Nora’s exit, anything was possible on the stages of respectable European playhouses.
From Los Angeles Times
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