"playgroup" meaning in English

See playgroup in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: playgroups [plural]
Etymology: From play + group. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|play|group}} play + group Head templates: {{en-noun}} playgroup (plural playgroups)
  1. A group of children who meet together for supervised play. Translations (group of children): 遊戲組 (Chinese Mandarin), 游戏组 (yóuxìzǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), leikkipiiri (Finnish), leikkiryhmä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-playgroup-en-noun-XLoKo5yW Disambiguation of 'group of children': 57 12 31
  2. A group of gamers who meet together, especially for role-playing games. Translations (group of gamers): peliporukka (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-playgroup-en-noun-cl92VtnU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 62 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 61 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 63 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 49 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 43 51 Disambiguation of 'group of gamers': 14 74 12
  3. (UK, Hong Kong) An informal organised group providing care and activities for preschool children. Tags: Hong-Kong, UK
    Sense id: en-playgroup-en-noun-RsxRlD4F Categories (other): British English, Hong Kong English, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 10 49 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 7 43 51

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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