"playhouse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpleɪhaʊs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-playhouse.wav Forms: playhouses [plural]
Etymology: By surface analysis, play + house, but attested as early as Old English pleġhūs. Etymology templates: {{surf|en|play|house}} By surface analysis, play + house, {{inh|en|ang|pleġhūs}} Old English pleġhūs Head templates: {{en-noun}} playhouse (plural playhouses)
  1. A venue for performing plays. Synonyms: theater
    Sense id: en-playhouse-en-noun-Ze3wNUt8
  2. Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: play house (extra: child's toy domestic dwelling)
    Sense id: en-playhouse-en-noun-EqSkdpfc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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