Wendy house
A toy house in which children can playA toy house in which children can play.
Meaning
1 sensesA toy house in which children can play.
Spielhaus, Spielhäuschen
plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Wendy + house, named after Wendy Darling, a character in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. AFrom Wendy + house, named after Wendy Darling, a character in J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. A prop house was created by Barrie for the first stage production of the play in 1904, and Wendy sings: “I wish I had a darling house / The littlest ever seen, / With funny little red walls / And roof of mossy green.”
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Forms
plural: Wendy houses| Singular | Wendy house |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of:playhouse
See also
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