playground

noun

play·​ground ˈplā-ˌgrau̇nd 

1

: a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation especially by children

2

: an area known or suited for activity of a specified sort

a vacation playground

Examples of playground in a Sentence

The island was a playground of the rich and famous until the 1950s.

These mountains are a playground for hikers, skiers, and nature lovers.

Recent Examples on the Web

In 2023, renovation of the north playground at Tecolote Shores park won an Orchid from the San Diego Architectural Foundation. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025

Maxwell, Mitchell, and Evans first tracked how children played on the equipment in two different areas of a child care center’s playground. —Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 13 Aug. 2025

And what about little kids who want to zoom head-first onto the playground or play with toys destroyed in the weekend floods? —Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 12 Aug. 2025

His 11-year-old daughter plays with her phone, and helps her sister navigate the playground. —Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 9 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1768, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing playground

• adventure playground

Rhymes for playground

• abound
• aground
• around
• astound
• background
• campground
• clothbound
• confound
• earthbound
• eastbound
• expound
• fairground

Kids Definition

playground

noun

play·​ground ˈplā-ˌgrau̇nd 

: a piece of land used for games and recreation especially by children