Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A scheduled time for a child to visit and play with another.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The occasion of a
child having a friend come over toplay at their house. - noun Any scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved.
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Examples
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I don’t understand why anyone expects us to love the drudgery of parenting and treat it like a sacred rite, as if admitting we’re sick to death of playing a game with our kids or doing laundry or sitting through a painful playdate is somehow a moral failure on our part.
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Since my parents both commuted a long way from home, long before the word "playdate" ever existed, I spent most afternoons running from house to house, soaking up the sounds, smells and tastes.
Jessica Seinfeld: Reclaiming Family Food Jessica Seinfeld 2010
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Long "playdate" in which the moms & I sat at the table eating dim sum and drinking tea, while the kids played and quarreled and sang and danced in the living room.
Empty Blogosphere & the Post-Holiday/Post Novel Stall delagar 2009
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I think it is a result of the "playdate" phenomenon of our society ... everything is supervised by an adult because of safety concerns mostly.
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Very surprised that "playdate" caused such a heated debate.
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The thing with the use of the word 'playdate' is that it doesn't always apply to coming over to tea.
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Well, as an ex-pat married to an American and parent of a dual national, I reserve the right to use "playdate" and "sleepover".
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I agree 'playdate' is an easy and convenient and accurate term to use, and I dislike it simply because it is American....
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My daughter's just started Big School, and all the Mums seem to use 'playdate' as an easy shorthand for arrangement to meet up and play.
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Today was a very BAD day for my little dawg as we set up a 'playdate' at a shelter in Waterloo in hopes of finding him a playmate.
unknown title 2009
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