tea party
noun
a social gathering, usually in the afternoon, at which tea and light refreshments are served.
tea parties
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pluralof tea party.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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For tea parties, if we have any sense, we buy neon-frosted supermarket cakes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
They designed experiments similar to children's tea parties and tested Kanzi, a 43-year-old bonobo living at Ape Initiative.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
Elsewhere, there were Victorian-era greeting cards of cats irritably perched on tricycle seats, or posed as if having tea parties.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2024
“I feel like the dialogue between everybody is very fluid,” says Jenkins, 25, who runs a jewelry brand called Archive 020, adding that she always leaves the tea parties feeling “fulfilled.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Her maman would set up tea parties with sugar cakes and marzipan rose creams just for us.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
