playhouse
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playhouse
- /ˈpleɪhaʊs/
Where it comes from
From Middle English *pleyhous, possibly continuing Old English pleġhūs (“playhouse, theatre”). By surface analysis, play + house. Compare Dutch speelhuis, German Spielhaus.
noun playhouses
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A venue for performing plays.
Similar: theater
- Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: wendy house, theater, theatre, drama, scene, comedy, dollhouse, gaming, charade, play house, house, theatrette, stage, opera house, staging, stagehouse
Talk about this word "playhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/playhouse. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. playhouse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/playhouse "playhouse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/playhouse.Cite this
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title = {playhouse},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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