waterplay

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noun

Any form of playing with water.

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Meanings

nounwaterplay (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny form of playing with water.

    Some children cannot bear the feel of water on their skin, which has obvious practical problems as well as hindering the possibilities of waterplay.

    2008, Julia Moor, Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum, page 183

Origin

From water + play.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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