playworkn.

Brit.

/ˈpleɪwəːk/, U.S.

/ˈpleɪˌwərk/

Forms: see play n. and work n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., work n.

Etymology: < play n. + work n. With sense 3 compare earlier playworker n.

1. Work involving plays or theatrical performance. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > dramatic performance > work at

playwork1640

1640 N. Downey in S. Harding Sicily & Naples (front matter) Who reads thy play-worke (Friend) needs not compell, Or force thy lines to make them paralell With his, unlesse 'cause thou contract'st in one Small part, what he in a whole play has done.

1901 Westm. Gaz. 21 Nov. 12/1 At the Vaudeville, fourteen boys and sixteen girls are already mingling arithmetic and history with their play-work on the stage.

2. Work carried out in a spirit of play; easy, light, or trifling work.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > that which is easy > work or occupation

bed-work1609

playwork1824

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial

gnatc1000

ball play?c1225

smalla1250

triflec1290

fly1297

child's gamec1380

motec1390

mitec1400

child's playc1405

trufferyc1429

toyc1450

curiosity1474

fly-winga1500

neither mass nor matins1528

boys' play1538

nugament1543

knack?1544

fable1552

nincety-fincety1566

mouse1584

molehill1590

coot1594

scoff1594

nidgery1611

pin matter1611

triviality1611

minuity1612

feathera1616

fillip1621

rattle1622

fiddlesticka1625

apex1625

rush candle1628

punctilio1631

rushlight1635

notchet1637

peppercorn1638

petty John1640

emptiness1646

fool-fangle1647

nonny-no1652

crepundian1655

fly-biting1659

pushpin1660

whinny-whanny1673

whiffle1680

straw1692

two and a plack1692

fiddle1695

trivial1715

barley-strawa1721

nothingism1742

curse1763

nihility1765

minutia1782

bee's knee1797

minutiae1797

niff-naff1808

playwork1824

floccinaucity1829

trivialism1830

chicken feed1834

nonsensical1842

meemaw1862

infinitesimality1867

pinfall1868

fidfad1875

flummadiddle1882

quantité négligeable1885

quotidian1902

pipsqueak1905

hickey1909

piddle1910

cream puff1920

squat1934

administrivia1937

chickenshit1938

cream puff1938

diddly-squat1963

non-issue1965

Tinkertoy1972

1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. i. 228 It was delightful to observe her enjoyment of this play-work.

1877 J. A. Symonds Renaissance in Italy 450 Cultivation of Latin poetry was no mere play-work to Italian scholars.

1909 Daily Chron. 14 Sept. 4/7 At Hampstead is a very pretty instance of respect for children's playwork. Some youngsters had made, not far from the Firs, and almost in the middle of the path, a circular enclosure of sand.

1969 Compar. Stud. Society & Hist. 11 449 If children were kept out of the factories they would starve; in any case they were only doing play-work, and it was having a healthy beneficial effect in stimulating a spirit of industry within them.

1976 Edwardsville Intelligencer 18 June 4/8 Real lifelong employment, not playwork, is the key operation in preventing many of the social deficits of age, such as loneliness, boredom, mental disturbance, poverty, and deterioration.

3. British. Work with children involving the organization and supervision of various play activities in a preschool or out-of-school setting.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work

church worka1225

kirk work1418

fieldwork1441

labour of love1592

life's work1660

shop work1696

outwork1707

private practice1724

tide-work1739

sales-work1775

marshing1815

work in progress1815

life-work1837

relief work1844

sharp practice1847

near work1850

slop-work1861

repetition work1866

side work1875

rework1878

wage-slavery1886

work in progress1890

war work1891

busywork1893

screen work1912

staff-work1923

gig work1927

knowledge work1959

WIP1966

telework1970

playwork1986

laboratory work2002

1986 Guardian 21 Aug. 4/7 Out of approximately 4,000 staff employed on the play schemes, only 63 had a playwork certificate, two had a senior certificate, 60 had a playwork diploma, and 37 had other various playwork qualifications.

1988 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Apr. Playworkers have for years wanted some professional qualification related to their work... The Poly's Social Studies Department is setting up a two-year Diploma of HE in Playwork course, starting in January 1989.

1994 Leisure Managem. Nov. 2/3 Working with children at play is to be directly involved in a preventative functioning capacity. Playwork is literally the only discipline which can claim this to be at the heart of this practice.

2003 Gloucester Citizen (Nexis) 15 Oct. 20 To find out more about childcare and playwork, call the National Childcare Recruitment freephone number 0800 99 66 00 for a free information pack.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	playwork
释义	playworkn. Brit. /ˈpleɪwəːk/, U.S. /ˈpleɪˌwərk/ Forms: see play n. and work n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: play n., work n. Etymology: < play n. + work n. With sense 3 compare earlier playworker n. 1. Work involving plays or theatrical performance. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > [noun] > dramatic performance > work at playwork1640 1640 N. Downey in S. Harding Sicily & Naples (front matter) Who reads thy play-worke (Friend) needs not compell, Or force thy lines to make them paralell With his, unlesse 'cause thou contract'st in one Small part, what he in a whole play has done. 1901 Westm. Gaz. 21 Nov. 12/1 At the Vaudeville, fourteen boys and sixteen girls are already mingling arithmetic and history with their play-work on the stage. 2. Work carried out in a spirit of play; easy, light, or trifling work. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > [noun] > that which is easy > work or occupation bed-work1609 playwork1824 the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > of little importance or trivial gnatc1000 ball play?c1225 smalla1250 triflec1290 fly1297 child's gamec1380 motec1390 mitec1400 child's playc1405 trufferyc1429 toyc1450 curiosity1474 fly-winga1500 neither mass nor matins1528 boys' play1538 nugament1543 knack?1544 fable1552 nincety-fincety1566 mouse1584 molehill1590 coot1594 scoff1594 nidgery1611 pin matter1611 triviality1611 minuity1612 feathera1616 fillip1621 rattle1622 fiddlesticka1625 apex1625 rush candle1628 punctilio1631 rushlight1635 notchet1637 peppercorn1638 petty John1640 emptiness1646 fool-fangle1647 nonny-no1652 crepundian1655 fly-biting1659 pushpin1660 whinny-whanny1673 whiffle1680 straw1692 two and a plack1692 fiddle1695 trivial1715 barley-strawa1721 nothingism1742 curse1763 nihility1765 minutia1782 bee's knee1797 minutiae1797 niff-naff1808 playwork1824 floccinaucity1829 trivialism1830 chicken feed1834 nonsensical1842 meemaw1862 infinitesimality1867 pinfall1868 fidfad1875 flummadiddle1882 quantité négligeable1885 quotidian1902 pipsqueak1905 hickey1909 piddle1910 cream puff1920 squat1934 administrivia1937 chickenshit1938 cream puff1938 diddly-squat1963 non-issue1965 Tinkertoy1972 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. i. 228 It was delightful to observe her enjoyment of this play-work. 1877 J. A. Symonds Renaissance in Italy 450 Cultivation of Latin poetry was no mere play-work to Italian scholars. 1909 Daily Chron. 14 Sept. 4/7 At Hampstead is a very pretty instance of respect for children's playwork. Some youngsters had made, not far from the Firs, and almost in the middle of the path, a circular enclosure of sand. 1969 Compar. Stud. Society & Hist. 11 449 If children were kept out of the factories they would starve; in any case they were only doing play-work, and it was having a healthy beneficial effect in stimulating a spirit of industry within them. 1976 Edwardsville Intelligencer 18 June 4/8 Real lifelong employment, not playwork, is the key operation in preventing many of the social deficits of age, such as loneliness, boredom, mental disturbance, poverty, and deterioration. 3. British. Work with children involving the organization and supervision of various play activities in a preschool or out-of-school setting. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > work > [noun] > other types of work church worka1225 kirk work1418 fieldwork1441 labour of love1592 life's work1660 shop work1696 outwork1707 private practice1724 tide-work1739 sales-work1775 marshing1815 work in progress1815 life-work1837 relief work1844 sharp practice1847 near work1850 slop-work1861 repetition work1866 side work1875 rework1878 wage-slavery1886 work in progress1890 war work1891 busywork1893 screen work1912 staff-work1923 gig work1927 knowledge work1959 WIP1966 telework1970 playwork1986 laboratory work2002 1986 Guardian 21 Aug. 4/7 Out of approximately 4,000 staff employed on the play schemes, only 63 had a playwork certificate, two had a senior certificate, 60 had a playwork diploma, and 37 had other various playwork qualifications. 1988 Guardian (Nexis) 12 Apr. Playworkers have for years wanted some professional qualification related to their work... The Poly's Social Studies Department is setting up a two-year Diploma of HE in Playwork course, starting in January 1989. 1994 Leisure Managem. Nov. 2/3 Working with children at play is to be directly involved in a preventative functioning capacity. Playwork is literally the only discipline which can claim this to be at the heart of this practice. 2003 Gloucester Citizen (Nexis) 15 Oct. 20 To find out more about childcare and playwork, call the National Childcare Recruitment freephone number 0800 99 66 00 for a free information pack. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1640
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