playhouse

[pley-hous]

noun

plural

playhouses 

1. a theater.

2. a small house for children to play in.

3. a toy house.

playhouse

/ ˈpleɪˌhaʊs /

noun

1. a theatre where live dramatic performances are given

2. a toy house, small room, etc, for children to play in

Word History and Origins

Origin of playhouse¹

1590–1600; play + house; compare Old English pleghūs, as gloss of Latin theātrum theater

Example Sentences

Melody Butiu has a few moving moments as the loyal nanny—who lives in the kids’ abandoned playhouse.

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“The Dream Factory” traces the slow rise and quick fall of the Theatre, London’s first purpose-built commercial playhouse.

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Major studios sent their silent film stars to the playhouse school to beef up their acting chops, and later students including Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, Sally Struthers and Raymond Burr roamed the hallways.

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After Nora’s exit, anything was possible on the stages of respectable European playhouses.

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“The Simpsons” producer Rick Polizzi built the treehouse, dubbed Boney Island, in his front yard as a playhouse for his daughters.

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