playground

/ˈpleɪɡɹaʊnd/noun

An open outdoor area where children play, typically equipped with swings, slides, and similar equipment.

Example sentences

“The kids raced each other to the swings at the playground.”
“Parents chatted on the benches while their children ran around the playground.”

Also figurative: a resort can be 'a playground for the rich', a place where a group amuses itself.

Related words

schoolyardThe open area around a school where children play.cafeteriaAn eating place where people pick out food at a counter and carry it to a table themselves.dormitoryA building, or section of one, where students, soldiers, or other groups of people sleep and live.alumnusA former student of a school, college, or university, especially one who graduated.auditoriumThe part of a theater or hall where the audience sits.sophomoreA student in the second year of high school or of a college or university.