Playhouse

usgb/ˈpleɪhaʊs/
noun

A small house for children to play in, often located in a backyard or garden.

The children love to play in their playhouse in the backyard.
Visual representation of "playhouse" - A small house for children to play in, often located in a backyard or garden.

Often appears as...

  • backyard playhouse
  • plastic playhouse
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Visual representation of "playhouse"
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Childhood Imaginative

Associates 'playhouse' with imaginative activities where children often mimic adults or create fantasy worlds.

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The kids spent hours in the playhouse pretending to be knights and princesses.
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Physical Toy

Specifies that 'playhouse' refers to a physical structure and not, for instance, a figurative concept.

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For her birthday, Sally received a wooden playhouse complete with a tiny kitchen.
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Not Always Literal

While typically a small structure, 'playhouse' can also describe any space a child plays in regularly, like a cardboard box.

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Though just a box, Timmy called it his playhouse and decorated it with crayons.
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