playroom

[ pley-room, -room ]
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noun
  1. a room set aside for children's play or adult recreation.

Origin of playroom

1
First recorded in 1810–20; play + room

Words Nearby playroom

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How to use playroom in a sentence

  • In the suit, the preschool classroom was described disdainfully as "just one big playroom."

    Let Preschoolers Play! | Joyce C. Tang | April 5, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • When we were in the carriage riding in the park one would have thought we did not live in the same playroom.

    Sandman's Goodnight Stories | Abbie Phillips Walker
  • All teachers have many works, and very soon they turn their playroom into lovely feast-place.

  • And with a comprehensive wave and smile that took in every eager face glued to the playroom window, Pippin went his way.

    Pippin; A Wandering Flame | Laura E. Richards
  • "Hang them by the chimney in your playroom," said Mary's mother.

    Boy Blue and His Friends | Etta Austin Blaisdell and Mary Frances Blaisdell
  • So the children ran up to the playroom with their stockings.

    Boy Blue and His Friends | Etta Austin Blaisdell and Mary Frances Blaisdell

British Dictionary definitions for playroom

playroom

/ (ˈpleɪˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /


noun
  1. a recreation room, esp for children

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