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sensory play

sensory play noun: any playful activity designed to stimulate the player's five main senses, usually involving specific toys that emit bright light, play sounds, have strong tastes and smells, a distinct texture, or all of the above.

Noun

sensory play (uncountable)

  1. Any playful activity designed to stimulate the player's five main senses, usually involving specific toys that emit bright light, play sounds, have strong tastes and smells, a distinct texture, or all of the above.
  2. Activity in which one partner delivers various sensory stimuli to the receiver, including but not restricted to those that cause pain.

Synonyms of sensory play

Questions about sensory play

What does sensory play mean?
Sensory play means any playful activity designed to stimulate the player's five main senses, usually involving specific toys that emit bright light, play sounds, have strong tastes and smells, a distinct texture, or all of the above.
What part of speech is sensory play?
Sensory play is a noun.

Words near sensory play in the dictionary

  1. sensory memory
  2. sensory neuron
  3. sensory neurons
  4. sensory overload
  5. sensory overloads
  6. sensory play
  7. sensory processing disorder
  8. sensory processing sensitivities
  9. sensory processing sensitivity
  10. sensory recall
  11. sensory recalls

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