: a play session for small children arranged in advance by their parents
Examples of playdate in a Sentence
She has a playdate with a friend from kindergarten.
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Kelly Fulton, a mom in south Minneapolis, says her 9-year-old daughter was at a playdate last week on the other side of the block when the other mom texted her a video of immigration officers surrounding a car while protesters whistled and honked.
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
According to the Bethlehem Police Department, an adult called 911 after dropping off one of Rice’s children at home following a Friday night playdate.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The drama ignites when Marissa arrives at the Kaminski family’s house to pick up her young son Milo (Duke McCloud) from a playdate, only to find the woman who answers the door has never heard of him.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
The limited series kicks off with Marissa arriving to pick up Milo from his playdate at Jenny Kaminski's (Dakota Fanning) house, only to find he's gone.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025
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Meg Anderson, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
According to the Bethlehem Police Department, an adult called 911 after dropping off one of Rice’s children at home following a Friday night playdate.
—Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 5 Jan. 2026
The drama ignites when Marissa arrives at the Kaminski family’s house to pick up her young son Milo (Duke McCloud) from a playdate, only to find the woman who answers the door has never heard of him.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 18 Nov. 2025
The limited series kicks off with Marissa arriving to pick up Milo from his playdate at Jenny Kaminski's (Dakota Fanning) house, only to find he's gone.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for playdate
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“Playdate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playdate. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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