playdate

See also: play date

English

Alternative forms

• play date

Etymology

From play +‎ date.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pleɪ.deɪt/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

playdate (plural playdates)

1. The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents.
   • 2006 March 20, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic):

     (Bitsy) What's your problem... Mom and Dad threatening you with the potty chair again?
     (Marvin) Worse […] Mom arranged a playdate for me with Cailin from preschool.

   1. Any scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved.

      The poodles have regular playdates on weekday mornings.

2. The date of a showing of a film.
   • 2007, Deron Overpeck, Out of the Dark, page 5:

     Without guaranteed playdates for their films, the studios cut back on production drastically.

Translations

The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house

• Danish: legeaftale (da) c
• Polish: kinderbal (pl) m

Any scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved

• Esperanto: ludotempo
• French: partie de jeu f
• Japanese: プレイデート (pureidēto)