playdate

or play date

[ pley-deyt ]

noun

1. an appointment made by parents or caregivers from different families to have their young children play together:

   My son has a playdate this afternoon, so I’ll be picking him up early from day care.

Word History and Origins

Origin of playdate¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Smooth the way by arranging a playdate or two before school starts.

From Los Angeles Times

A classmate, over for a playdate, found the letter and mocked it, but I was undeterred.

From New York Times

She has never been on a playdate or sleepover, she would not be able to ask for something anywhere or let her needs be known.

From BBC

When our dads had discovered we lived on the same street, our moms had thought it would be fun to have a playdate.

From Literature

One day my son had a playdate with a friend, and they came to my wife and said, “When we grow up, we will want an RV, a dog and not have kids.”

From Scientific American