playgame
/ˈpleɪɡeɪm/
playgame noun: the play of children.
Noun
playgame (plural playgames)
- The play of children.
- And it is that liberty alone, which gives the true relish and delight to their ordinary play-games.1693, [John Locke], “§76”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC
- Then fall they to cry, to weep, and to torment themselves, as little children that have lost their playgame.1592, Philippe de Mornay, translated by Mary Sidney, A Discourse of Life and Death
Forms of playgame
| plural | playgames |
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Origin of playgame
From play + game.
Questions about playgame
- What does playgame mean?
- Playgame means the play of children.
- What part of speech is playgame?
- Playgame is a noun.
- How do you pronounce playgame?
- Playgame is pronounced /ˈpleɪɡeɪm/.
- What is the plural of playgame?
- The plural of playgame is playgames.
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