softplay

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noun

A purpose-built play area for children, usually indoors, consisting of padded surfaces, slides, ball pits, etc.

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Meanings

nounsoftplay (uncountable)

alternative soft play

  1. UKuncountableA purpose-built play area for children, usually indoors, consisting of padded surfaces, slides, ball pits, etc.

    Alternatively the two areas can be combined for both softplay and interactive light and sound usage.

    2009, Wendy Bosberry-Scott, Which School? for Special Needs 2009/2010, page xxi

Origin

From soft + play.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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