"play doctor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: play doctors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} play doctor (plural play doctors)
  1. A professional who is called in to revise a play written by someone else. Categories (topical): Children, Theater, Writing
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Verb

Forms: plays doctor [present, singular, third-person], playing doctor [participle, present], played doctor [participle, past], played doctor [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} play doctor (third-person singular simple present plays doctor, present participle playing doctor, simple past and past participle played doctor)
  1. To pretend to be doctor and patient as a form of child play. Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-play_doctor-en-verb-9Ctep0Or Disambiguation of Theater: 42 40 18
  2. (sexuality, usually of minors) To explore or sexually engage with another person's private parts, particularly in the context of roleplay of a medical nature. Tags: usually Categories (topical): Sexuality, Theater Translations (to engage in sexual role-play of a medical nature): leikkiä lääkäriä (Finnish), jouer au docteur (French), Doktorspiele spielen (German), bawić się w doktora [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-play_doctor-en-verb-7oLq7C2A Disambiguation of Theater: 42 40 18 Topics: lifestyle, sexuality Disambiguation of 'to engage in sexual role-play of a medical nature': 4 96

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