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
Human children typically begin engaging in pretend activities, such as tea parties, by around age two.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 10, 2026
Her collection of animals could outnumber her children and included a wandering armadillo that broke up tea parties and a pet hawk that once landed on the wig of a politician’s wife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
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
Kinda like how little girls on old TV shows be having tea parties, but you know how it don't ever really be tea in the cups?
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
