cubby house

Backyard play structure

A cubby house is a small play structure for children—a miniature house or fort, often in a backyard or playground.

The term is primarily Australian and New Zealand English; Americans would say playhouse or clubhouse.

The kids spent all afternoon in the cubby house.

Related

secret hideout · treehouse · blanket fort · sanctuary · miniature · imagination · backyard · backyard fun · creativity · childhood · role-playing · jungle gym · fantasy · swing set · hideaway · pirate ship · cottage · children

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Opposites
realness/function

cubby housepermanent home

Lasting place of residence

mansion · palace · family home · dwelling · brick house

scale

cubby housemansion

Large, stately home

palace · castle · skyscraper · estate · manor house

Family

cubby, house, cub, cubbies, cubbyholes, cubbyhole, houses, housed, housing

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G