What does playhouse mean?

Definitions for playhouse
ˈpleɪˌhaʊs; -ˌhaʊ zɪzplay·house

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word playhouse.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. playhouse, wendy housenoun

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

Wiktionary

  1. playhousenoun

    A theater; a venue for performing plays.

  2. playhousenoun

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

  3. Etymology: play + house

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Playhousenoun

    House where dramatick performances are represented.

    Etymology: play and house.

    These are the youths that thunder at a playhouse, and fight for bitten apples. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

    He hurries me from the playhouse and scenes there, to the bear-garden. Edward Stillingfleet.

    I am a sufficient theatre to myself of ridiculous actions, without expecting company either in a court or playhouse. Dry.

    Shakespear, whom you and ev’ry playhouse bill
    Stile the divine. Alexander Pope, Epistles of Horace.

ChatGPT

  1. playhouse

    A playhouse is a small-sized house, often found in a garden or backyard, designed for children's play, exploration, and make-believe games. It is usually constructed from materials like wood or plastic. It can also refer to a theater where plays are performed.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Playhousenoun

    a building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater

  2. Playhousenoun

    a house for children to play in; a toyhouse

  3. Etymology: [AS. pleghs.]

Editors Contribution

  1. playhouse

    A type of house, toy and product created and designed in various colors, materials, shapes, sizes and styles of a house for a child to play in.

    Our cousin's parents bought her a playhouse for their garden and she spends hours in it with her friends playing house and other games.


    Submitted by anonymous on November 15, 2015  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of playhouse in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of playhouse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of playhouse in a Sentence

  1. Dana Perino:

    One of the best gifts I ever got [as a child] was a play kitchen, complete with an oven, pots and pans, i already had the imagination I needed to cook up delicious meals for all my dolls and stuffed-animal friends. I also had a ‘Sesame Street' playhouse that would unfold, and I was right there with Big Bird and all the other residents hanging out on the steps of the best neighborhood in the world. It was amazing to live on a block where I could have so many friends.

  2. Pete Schultz:

    She’s earned this – she deserves it, she can’t get out and play with other kids. This playhouse is what she would have. Is it really going to hurt someone?

  3. Carol Channing:

    Boring, oh well, I still meet with friends and I’m enjoying life at 97 here in Palm Springs. They are trying to establish a new theater here in the desert, and if they raise enough money I understand they might be calling it The Carol Channing Playhouse. Wouldn’t that be wonderful? What an honor that would be.

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