Home › Words › P › playgameplaygame/ˈpleɪɡeɪm/playgame means the play of children.playgame is pronounced /ˈpleɪɡeɪm/.EtymologyFrom play + game.nounThe play of children.e.g.“And it is that liberty alone, which gives the true relish and delight to their ordinary play-games.” — 1693, [John Locke], “§76”, in Some Thoughts Concerning Education, London: […] A[wnsham] and J[ohn] Churchill, […], →OCLC:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).