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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

play•houseˈpleɪˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊ zɪz(n.)(pl.)-hous•es

  1. Category: Showbiz

    Ref: theater (def. 1). 1

  2. a small house for children to play in.

Origin of playhouse:

1590–1600; cf. OE pleghūs, as gloss of L theātrumtheater

Princeton's WordNet

  1. playhouse, wendy house(noun)

    plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

Wiktionary

  1. playhouse(Noun)

    A theater; a venue for performing plays.

  2. playhouse(Noun)

    A toy house for children to play in; a cubby house or Wendy house.

    3. Origin: play + house

Webster Dictionary

  1. Playhouse(noun)

    a building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater

  2. Playhouse(noun)

    a house for children to play in; a toyhouse

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