noun
playhouse
PLAY-house/ˈpleɪhaʊs/
A small house built for children to play in.
The child serves a toy cup through the small playhouse window.
Etymology
Play and house connect recreation with a dwelling: here, a small house for children's play. The recorded historical use meant a theater, drawing instead on play as dramatic performance.
In context
building little playhouse for your kids. That's right.
More examples
- We built a playhouse with a door just tall enough for the kids.
- She turns her playhouse into a pretend grocery store.
- The preschool has two wooden playhouses beside the sandbox.
Forms
playhouse · playhouses