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softplay

softplay noun: a purpose-built play area for children, usually indoors, consisting of padded surfaces, slides, ball pits, etc.

Noun

softplay (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A purpose-built play area for children, usually indoors, consisting of padded surfaces, slides, ball pits, etc.
    • Alternatively the two areas can be combined for both softplay and interactive light and sound usage.2009, Wendy Bosberry-Scott, Which School? for Special Needs 2009/2010, page xxi

Forms of softplay

alternative formsoft play

Origin of softplay

From soft + play.

Questions about softplay

What does softplay mean?
Softplay means a purpose-built play area for children, usually indoors, consisting of padded surfaces, slides, ball pits, etc.
What part of speech is softplay?
Softplay is a noun.

Words near softplay in the dictionary

  1. softographies
  2. softography
  3. softpaste
  4. softphone
  5. softphones
  6. softplay
  7. softplus
  8. softpoint
  9. softpoints
  10. softroader
  11. softroaders

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