playwork

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UK/ˈpleɪwəːk/

noun

Work that is very easy or enjoyable.

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Meanings

nounplaywork (uncountable)
  1. uncountableWork that is very easy or enjoyable.

    It's playwork mending for him compared with the other boys.

    2007, George De Horne Vaizey, The Fortunes of the Farrells
  2. uncountableA role.
  3. UKuncountableA branch of childcare involving the supervision and development of play.

Origin

From play + work.

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Cite this entry
APA

playwork. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playwork

MLA

“playwork.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playwork. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playwork,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playwork.

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