playhouse
Americannoun
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playhouses
plural
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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
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of playhouse
1590–1600; play + house; compare Old English pleghūs, as gloss of Latin theātrum theater
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"My daughter loves them and wanted to give them a home in her playhouse, so we repurposed it to let them roam outside during the warmer weather," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
The set by Marsha Ginsberg presents a model of Cranberry, with its downtown buildings miniaturized in the style of an adult playhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
Next door, an empty lot marks where a beloved playhouse stood before flames destroyed it.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026
He said his aunt Rene "fondly" remembered meeting the royal family and recalled playing in a large playhouse in the Royal Lodge's garden.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
I know Aimee and Michael are practicing today, and so I decide to go to the playhouse.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
ATG owns a raft of some of the best-known theaters on Broadway and in London’s West End as well as dozens of other playhouses across the U.S., continental Europe and the U.K.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Maybe one of the reasons playhouses of integrity are having such a difficult time is that we’re living in an era when schematic thinking has taken over.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
In 2018, for instance, it gave to the Young Vic, the Old Vic and the Donmar Warehouse — three of London’s major playhouses — among other institutions.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
From bouncers to high chairs, toys to swing sets and playhouses, my kids have enjoyed so many wonderful gifts.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023
Acorns were falling from the oaks, and Laura and Mary made little acorn cups and saucers for the playhouses.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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