playhouse

noun — 2 senses

playhouse

noun

/ˈpleɪhaʊs/

Etymology From Middle English *pleyhous, possibly continuing Old English pleġhūs (“playhouse, theatre”). By surface analysis, play + house. Compare Dutch speelhuis, German Spielhaus.

1

A venue for performing plays.

2

Alternative Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”).

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