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- [pley-groop]
- /ˈpleɪˌgrup/
- /ˈpleɪ.ɡruːp/
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- [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
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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
playgroup usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
Top questions with playgroup
- how to decorate playgroup classroom?
- what is playgroup?
- what is a playgroup?
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Matching words
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