playgroup

[ pley-groop ]

noun

1. a group of small children, especially preschoolers, organized for play or play activities and supervised by adult volunteers.

playgroup

/ ˈpleɪˌɡruːp /

noun

1. a regular meeting of small children arranged by their parents or a welfare agency to give them an opportunity of supervised creative play See also preschool playschool

Word History and Origins

Origin of playgroup¹

First recorded in 1905–10; play + group

Example Sentences

FlorenceDiane Walker, founder and leader, The Country Playgroup - for services to early years Education in County Antrim.

From BBC

Natasha, 35, has two toddlers who are not in school yet but recently set up a playgroup in Fochriw which meets once a week.

From BBC

"When I was 60 I went back to work - in a playgroup first, and in a cafe."

From BBC

At a playgroup in the Orkney mainland town of Kirkwall, women said they would like to get tested for the gene.

From BBC

“She’s a very generous person in every aspect of her life, but she is also very humble. You don’t know these things about her until you become friends with her,” said Michelle Cahn, who met Greenspan when they were young moms in a Potomac playgroup.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• day care
• preschool