Dictionary Workbench Ondict

playgroup

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

playgroup

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Pre school
play·group, play group /ˈpleɪɡruːp/ noun [countable, uncountable]  1 British EnglishSEP a type of school where children between two and four years old meet to learn and play 〔两岁到四岁孩子的〕幼儿游戏班,幼儿园 SYN American English preschool a playgroup at the community centre 社区中心的幼儿园2. American English a group of children, usually between two and four years old, whose parents meet each week so that the children can play together 幼儿游戏组
Examples from the Corpus
playgroupFor three mornings a week she went to a playgroup run by a friend who was a trained Froebel teacher.Now it is used by the local playgroup and various other events take place there too.They need to be shown how to shape and extend the language of home, street, playgroup and nursery.About two years ago the playgroup leader left and I was asked to take charge.Other people help out at the playgroup.I mainly run and organise the playgroup sessions which take place each weekday morning, usually for two and a half hours.The playgroup will open on Monday.
play·group nounChineseSyllable
where a children two school type four Corpus of between and


playgroup
playgroup , ˈplay group /ˈpleɪɡruːp/ noun [uncountable and countable]
1. British English a type of school where children between two and four years old meet to learn and play
   SYN  preschool American English:
    a playgroup at the community centre
2. American English a group of children, usually between two and four years old, whose parents meet each week so that the children can play together


play·groupBrE /ˈpleɪɡruːp/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpleɪɡruːp/ 🔊 (also play·school) (both BrE) noun [countable, uncountable] a place where children who are below school age go regularly to play together and to learn through playing (学龄前儿童的)幼儿游戏班   compare nursery school