playroom
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Hi graceren. What do you want us to comment on? You have given a dictionary definition of playroom. In what context and in what different meaning have you met it?
PS I would recommend you not to use kindergarten (at least in the UK). It sounds terribly old-fashioned to me, although American speakers may use it.
Secondly, you wrote house for kids. I don't think you meant this.
PS I would recommend you not to use kindergarten (at least in the UK). It sounds terribly old-fashioned to me, although American speakers may use it.
Secondly, you wrote house for kids. I don't think you meant this.
Hi graceren,
I understand 'playroom' to mean a room in a house that's designated for kids to play in. Sometimes you don't want kids running up and down in a house because they can break things. Usually adults will leave some toys, balls, etc., any ''kiddy" (kiddy is a little informal) stuff in this room. It's a space just for kids.
I'm not sure if you're asking if a playroom isn't found in a kindergarten. I don't think it's impossible...it's just that I usually hear of playrooms being in someone's house.
I hope this helps.
You are right, that a playroom is usually a room in a house where children keep their toys and play with them.
Any room set aside for children to play in might be called a playroom. There could be a playroom at a kindergarten, but I don't think that is usual. There are usually toys in the classroom, but there not a special room for playing. There might be exceptions, of course.
Added: Cross-posted with Langaugethinkerlover.
Any room set aside for children to play in might be called a playroom. There could be a playroom at a kindergarten, but I don't think that is usual. There are usually toys in the classroom, but there not a special room for playing. There might be exceptions, of course.
Added: Cross-posted with Langaugethinkerlover.
For a discussion of the words used in other varieties of English for what is called a 'kindergarten' in AE see:
kindergarten, nursery school, or day care center?
The present discussion is about "playroom" and where a playroom may be found.
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I think kindergarten is considered a playroom.
Really, classrooms are so small that I don't see kindergartens having a separate playroom, especially since play is integral to kindergarten itself. The Montessori Playroom Kindergarten is an example of this.