English Explanatory Dictionary

playhouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A venue for performing plays.
  2. Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”).

Pronunciation

/ˈpleɪhaʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-playhouse.wav

Word forms

playhouse playhouses

Etymology

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

Synonyms

theater
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