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playroom

playroom noun: a room, allocated as a children's play area, in which noisy or boisterous activities are tolerated.

Noun

playroom (plural playrooms)

  1. A room, allocated as a children's play area, in which noisy or boisterous activities are tolerated.
  2. A room dedicated to sadomasochistic sexual activity.
    • She'll take them to bed with her, and she'll give them stuff to make them feel like lords of creation, and they'll play round games. Then one day they'll wake up in shackles in her playroom.2011, Sheri S. Tepper, Six Moon Dance

Forms of playroom

pluralplayrooms
alternative formplay-room
alternative formplay room

Plural of playroom: playrooms

Origin of playroom

From play + room.

Questions about playroom

What does playroom mean?
Playroom means a room, allocated as a children's play area, in which noisy or boisterous activities are tolerated.
What part of speech is playroom?
Playroom is a noun.
What is the plural of playroom?
The plural of playroom is playrooms.

Words near playroom in the dictionary

  1. playreaders
  2. playreading
  3. playreadings
  4. playright
  5. playrights
  6. playroom
  7. playrooms
  8. plays
  9. plays a part
  10. plays a role
  11. plays a rôle

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