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playsuit

playsuit noun: a one-piece stretch garment worn by very young children.

playsuit: a one-piece stretch garment worn by very young children
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Noun

playsuit (plural playsuits)

  1. A one-piece stretch garment worn by very young children.
    • Like Marsha, his hair was tinged a faint rusty red. Sound asleep in a chair in the corner was a small girl, perhaps three, in a rumpled playsuit.c. 1950, Philip K. Dick, Voices From the Street, published 2007, →ISBN
  2. A one-piece item of clothing for women.
    • To some, the very word "playsuit", with its frolicsome associations, will induce the conviction that this is not an item of clothing to be seen alive in. But playsuits are the natural second stage of the shorts revolution.2007 May 10, “Pick of the week - playsuits”, in The Guardian
    • The playsuit combines shorts, a skirt, and a backless bodice.2010, Mary Beth Klatt, Chicago's Fashion History: 1865–1945, →ISBN
  3. A one-piece undergarment for women.

Forms of playsuit

pluralplaysuits

Origin of playsuit

From play + suit.

Words formed from playsuit

Questions about playsuit

What does playsuit mean?
Playsuit means a one-piece stretch garment worn by very young children.
What part of speech is playsuit?
Playsuit is a noun.
What is the plural of playsuit?
The plural of playsuit is playsuits.

Words near playsuit in the dictionary

  1. playstreets
  2. playstructure
  3. playstructures
  4. playstyle
  5. playstyles
  6. playsuit
  7. playsuited
  8. playsuits
  9. playte
  10. playtes
  11. playtest

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