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playgroup

[ pley-groop ]

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noun

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

playgroup

/ ˈpleɪˌɡruːp /

noun

See playschool, preschool
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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of playgroup¹

First recorded in 1905–10; play + group

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It will of course get more and more difficult for Harry and Meghan to protect the children as they get older and have to leave the house on a daily basis to go to school or playgroups.

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It was notable Wednesday that the cameraman and photographers were allowed to mingle somewhat freely with the playgroup.

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