playhouse

See also: play house

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, play +‎ house, but attested as early as Old English pleġhūs.

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpleɪhaʊs/

Noun

playhouse (plural playhouses)

  1. A venue for performing plays.
    Synonym: theater
  2. Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”)

Translations
venue for performing plays — see theater
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