play·group, play group /ˈpleɪɡruːp/ noun [countableC, uncountableU]
1British EnglishBrESEP a type of school where children between two and four years old meet to learn and play 〔两岁到四岁孩子的〕幼儿游戏班,幼儿园SYN American English preschool
a playgroup at the community centre
社区中心的幼儿园
2.American EnglishAmE a group of children, usually between two and four years old, whose parents meet each week so that the children can play together 幼儿游戏组
Examples from the Corpus
playgroup• For three mornings a week she went to a playgroup run by a friend who was a trained Froebel teacher.• Now it is used by the localplaygroup and various other events take place there too.• They need to be shown how to shape and extend the language of home, street, playgroup and nursery.• About two years ago the playgroupleader left and I was asked to take charge.• Other people help out at the playgroup.• I mainly run and organise the playgroupsessions which take place each weekday morning, usually for two and a halfhours.• The playgroup will open on Monday.