"Wendy house" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Wendy houses [plural]
Etymology: From Wendy + house, named after Wendy Darling, a character in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. A prop house was created by Barrie for the first stage production of the play in 1904, and Wendy sings: “I wish I had a darling house / The littlest ever seen, / With funny little red walls / And roof of mossy green.” Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Wendy|house}} Wendy + house, {{lang|en|Wendy Darling}} Wendy Darling, {{named-after|en|Wendy Darling|nocap=1|wplink=}} named after Wendy Darling Head templates: {{en-noun}} Wendy house (plural Wendy houses)
  1. A toy house in which children can play. Wikipedia link: Peter and Wendy, Wendy house Categories (topical): Toys Synonyms: play house, cubby house, toyhouse Coordinate_terms: doll's house Translations (toy house for children to play in): balay-balay (Cebuano), legehus [neuter] (Danish), mängumaja (Estonian), leikkimökki (Finnish), cabane de jeu [feminine] (French), Spielhaus [neuter] (German), Spielhäuschen [neuter] (German), casetta giocattolo [feminine] (Italian), കുട്ടികളുടെ കളിയറ (kuṭṭikaḷuṭe kaḷiyaṟa) (Malayalam), lekstuga [common-gender] (Swedish)

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