playground

playground: perh. ārea (any open space): cf. Hor. Od. 1, 9, 18: more precisely, area lusoria or ludicra or even lusorium, cf. Lampr. Heliog. 25. May often be expr. by lūdo: the characters of children come out in the p., mores (puerorum) se inter ludendum detegunt, Quint. 1, 3, 12: to be with pupils in the p., *ludentibus discipulis adesse it is important for boys to have a roomy p., *magnopere interest ut pueris laxus sit locus in quo ludant.