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noun
A toy house in which children can play.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: play house, cubby house, toyhouse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: toy, house
noun
plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: playhouse
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plaything, toy
Narrower terms: tree house
History
From Wendy + house, named after Wendy Darling, a character in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. A prop house was created by Barrie for the first stage production of the play in 1904, and Wendy sings: “I wish I had a darling house / The littlest ever seen, / With funny little red walls / And roof of mossy green.”
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