playgroup

play·group

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pley-groop]
- /ˈpleɪˌgrup/
- /ˈpleɪ.ɡruːp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pley-groop]
- /ˈpleɪˌgrup/

Definitions of playgroup word

noun playgroup a group of small children, especially preschoolers, organized for play or play activities and supervised by adult volunteers. 1
noun playgroup toddlers' activity session 1
noun playgroup preschool, nursery school 1
countable noun playgroup A playgroup is an informal school for very young children, where they learn things by playing. 0
noun playgroup a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play 0

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Origin of playgroup

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; play + group

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Parts of speech for Playgroup

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Playgroup

playgroup popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for playgroup

noun playgroup

babysitter — to take charge of a child while the parents are temporarily away.
day nursery — A day nursery is a place where children who are too young to go to school can be left all day while their parents are at work.
daycare — occupation, treatment, or supervision during the working day for people who might be at risk if left on their own, or whose usual carers need daytime relief
infant school — In Britain, an infant school is a school for children between the ages of five and seven.
kindergarten — a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six years.

All 7 Synonyms of playgroup