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playscheme

playscheme noun: a scheme offering recreational activities for children.

Noun

playscheme (plural playschemes)

  1. A scheme offering recreational activities for children.
    • Many children of working parents are cared for in the school holidays by playschemes run by the local authority, private establishments or Social Services. These provide various activities including sport, art and craft and outings to interesting places.2000, Christine Hobart, Jill Frankel, Foundations in Caring for Children, page 193

Forms of playscheme

pluralplayschemes

Origin of playscheme

From play + scheme.

Questions about playscheme

What does playscheme mean?
Playscheme means a scheme offering recreational activities for children.
What part of speech is playscheme?
Playscheme is a noun.
What is the plural of playscheme?
The plural of playscheme is playschemes.

Words near playscheme in the dictionary

  1. plays with oneself
  2. plays-of-color
  3. playscale
  4. playscape
  5. playscapes
  6. playscheme
  7. playschemes
  8. playschool
  9. playschools
  10. playscript
  11. playscripts

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