playground A2 Topic:Places & Geography US /ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd/ UK /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ See IPA manual Freq #8169 Meanings 1 noun An outdoor area where children can play, often with swings and slides. The kids go to the playground during recess. 2 noun A place where a particular group of people go to enjoy themselves. The tropical island was a millionaire's playground. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a place where a particular... resort area Word family Forms playgrounds Derived forms playgroundful Related forms playfieldplayhouseplaylandplaypenplayroomplaysteadplaystructure Common collocations playground slide Noun + noun Etymology AI details From play + ground. Compare Middle English playstede (“playground”) from Old English pleġstede. Topics Places & Geography External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # playground **Type:** Word **Level:** A2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpleɪˌgraʊnd/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/ **Frequency rank:** 8169 ## Meanings 1. An outdoor area where children can play, often with swings and slides. 2. A place where a particular group of people go to enjoy themselves. ## Examples - The kids go to the playground during recess. - The tropical island was a millionaire's playground. ## Derived Forms - playgroundful ## Related Forms - playfield - playhouse - playland - playpen - playroom - playstead - playstructure ## Etymology From play + ground. Compare Middle English playstede (“playground”) from Old English pleġstede. ## AI Etymology Playground comes from play + ground. Compare Middle English playstede (“playground”) from Old English pleġstede. In present-day English it covers an outdoor area where children can play, often with swings and slides and a place where a particular group of people go to enjoy themselves. The wider family includes derived forms such as playgroundful and related forms such as playfield, playhouse, playland, playpen. ## Topics - Places & Geography markdown