wendy house


Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.

Wendy house

(ˈwɛndɪ)
n
(Building) a small model house that children can enter and play in
[C20: named after the house built for Wendy, the girl in J. M. Barrie's play Peter Pan (1904)]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

wendy house

play house
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.wendy house - plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside ofwendy house - plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
playhouse
plaything, toy - an artifact designed to be played with
tree house - a playhouse built in the branches of a tree
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

Wendy house

[ˈwendɪhaʊs] N (Wendy houses (pl)) [ˈwendɪhaʊzɪz] (Brit) → casa f de juguete (suficientemente grande para jugar dentro)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

Wendy house

n → Spielhaus nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
The fire service later said a wendy house caught fire and confirmed the cause of the blaze was arson.
blaze in school's grounds
A LITTLE mock-Tudor Wendy house once saved from a scrapyard is set to fetch PS15,000 at auction.
A scrapheap Wendy house with PS15k tag
The garden where Barrie played when he was a pupil at nearby Dumfries Academy has been transformed into an Enchanted Neverland garden, complete with a pirate ship, Wendy house, teepee, look-out tour, mermaids and plenty of crocodiles.
TAKING A STEP INTO A PAN'S LABYRINTH; Standard enjoys a preview of new PS8m centre dedicated to stories of JM Barrie
The main police station building was built in 1911 as the headquarters of the Worcestershire County Constabulary while the 'Wendy House' and an accommodation block, which will also be converted through the scheme, are believed to date from the 1930s.
Bosses excited at station housing; E&S BRIEFING
Grace Moriarty said her two-year-old daughter Daine-Rose was left "hysterical and red in the face" after the incident at The Wendy House Day Nursery.
Furious mum removes daughter, 2, from nursery after bite horror
The third building incorporates a single garage with electric roller door, a children's Wendy house and a garden store.
Upgraded home with extensive rural views; hot house
Jeffrey and Philip met some interesting people along the way including a Huddersfield couple, who let them sleep in the Wendy house in their back garden!
Friends share memories of their 400-mile trek
A WOMAN is living in a wooden Wendy house after ending up homeless.
Homeless woman in playhouse
The siblings are standing outside of the Queen's Wendy house, which was given to her as a gift on her sixth birthday.
Queen Elizabeth's Never-Before-Seen Photos As A Young Girl In Windsor Surface
It had a Wendy House for children to play in on the top floor.
NOSTALGIA: OLD BRUM SHOPS
The new members include Anita Allton, Arledge & Associates; Phil Burke, Oklahoma City VA Medical Center; Eran Harrill, Black Chamber of Commerce; Robert Powell, Pierce Couch Hendrickson Baysinger and Green; and Jake Yunker, Office of the Governor.<br />Other board members include Frederick Redwine, vice president; Brooke Coe, secretary; James Arnold; Gwendolyn Caldwell; Cindy Colton; Adam Edwards; Sally Hasenfratz; Wendy House, Andy Moore; Whitney Moss; Sean Olmstead; and Tim Rasmussen.<br />
AIDS Care Fund names board
Among the obstacles was a trampoline, a tunnel and a Wendy house - but it was the rocking horse that stole the show.
GET READY! Rowan playgroup kids have lots of fun on their very own assault course

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?