playgroup

[ pley-groop ]
/ ˈpleɪˌgrup /

noun

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

Origin of playgroup

First recorded in 1905–10; play + group

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British Dictionary definitions for playgroup

playgroup
/ (ˈpleɪˌɡruːp) /

noun

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