Definition of "playhouse" [play•house]

• A theater. (noun)
• A small house for children to play in. (noun)
• A child's toy house; a dollhouse. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The playhouse is made from cedar or ship lapped pine siding."
• "Iranis Beunaz Hossayoni and wife Behjat, with his mother Pejman, travel to Dubai regularly from Teheran, calling Dubai a 'playhouse' - a good shopping hub where they can find everything they need."
• "If your friends suck, and your local playhouse is full of idiots (as most are), you’re going to need to recruit your talent."