playdate

Meanings

nounplaydate (plural playdates)

plural playdates · alternative play date

The occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house, traditionally scheduled by both children's parents.
(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.
2006 March 20, Tom Armstrong, Marvin (comic)
1. Any scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved.
  The poodles have regular playdates on weekday mornings.
The date of a showing of a film.
Without guaranteed playdates for their films, the studios cut back on production drastically.
2007, Deron Overpeck, Out of the Dark, page 5

From play + date.

Danish legeaftale

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

Esperanto ludotempo

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

French partie de jeu

partie de jeuAny scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved

Japanese プレイデート

プレイデート (pureidēto)Any scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved

Polish umówione miejsce spotkania, kinderbal

umówione miejsce spotkaniaAny scheduled recreation, especially if not scheduled by those directly involved
kinderbalThe occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house

Spanish cita para jugar

cita para jugarThe occasion of a child having a friend come over to play at their house

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APA

playdate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playdate

MLA

“playdate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playdate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playdate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playdate.

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