Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A theater.
  • noun A small house for children to play in.
  • noun A child's toy house; a dollhouse.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A house appropriated to dramatic performances; a theater.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater.
  • noun A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A theater; a venue for performing plays.
  • noun A toy house for children to play in; a cubby house or Wendy house.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

Etymologies

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play + house

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Examples

  • The playhouse is made from cedar or ship lapped pine siding.

    Boing Boing: May 21, 2006 - May 27, 2006 Archives 2006

  • Iranis Beunaz Hossayoni and wife Behjat, with his mother Pejman, travel to Dubai regularly from Teheran, calling Dubai a 'playhouse' - a good shopping hub where they can find everything they need.

    Khaleej Times : UAE News 2010

  • Iranis Beunaz Hossayoni and wife Behjat, with his mother Pejman, travel to Dubai regularly from Teheran, calling Dubai a 'playhouse' - a good shopping hub where they can find everything they need.

    Khaleej Times : UAE News 2010

  • If your friends suck, and your local playhouse is full of idiots (as most are), you’re going to need to recruit your talent.

    Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2004

  • Beside the playhouse was the "house in earnest," which has become a "belilaced cellar hole," and, behind it, a brook "Too lofty and original to rage."

    'Hard to Understand, but Easy to Love' David Yezzi 2010

  • Their original house was then torn down by Vincent Astor's second wife, Minnie Cushing, and they moved into the guest house -- also sometimes called the playhouse, now called the Astor Courts -- on the property that White said had been inspired by the Grand Trianon at Versailles.

    Patricia Zohn: Culture Zohn: Astor Courts: Three Wives Pave the Way for Chelsea 2010

  • Their original house was then torn down by Vincent Astor's second wife, Minnie Cushing, and they moved into the guest house -- also sometimes called the playhouse, now called the Astor Courts -- on the property that White said had been inspired by the Grand Trianon at Versailles.

    Patricia Zohn: Culture Zohn: Astor Courts: Three Wives Pave the Way for Chelsea 2010

  • Beside the playhouse was the "house in earnest," which has become a "belilaced cellar hole," and, behind it, a brook "Too lofty and original to rage."

    'Hard to Understand, but Easy to Love' David Yezzi 2010

  • Beside the playhouse was the "house in earnest," which has become a "belilaced cellar hole," and, behind it, a brook "Too lofty and original to rage."

    'Hard to Understand, but Easy to Love' David Yezzi 2010

  • Next to the playhouse is a theater that shows independent films (admission, $8; 561-296-9382).

    Lake Worth, Fla. 2009

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