playgame

English

Etymology

play +‎ game

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpleɪɡeɪm/

Noun

playgame (plural playgames)

1. (archaic) The play of children.
   • 1693, [John Locke], “§76”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:

     And it is that liberty alone, which gives the true relish and delight to their ordinary play-games.

   • 1592, Philippe de Mornay, translated by Mary Sidney, A Discourse of Life and Death:

     Then fall they to cry, to weep, and to torment themselves, as little children that have lost their playgame.

   • 1922, Lady Gregory, Wonder and the Supernatural:

     It is a part of their playgame. They have everything they ask.

Anagrams

• game-play, gameplay