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Dress-up

Pronunciation varies by accent · noun

Meaning

(informal) A child's game of putting on different clothes and pretending to be different people..

Example Sentences

One day, I happened to catch a glimpse of my daughter Annie, age three, playing dress-up with her pals at the family day care program she attends twice a week. Each child had a hat on his or her head and was pretending to be a circus clown.

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What does dress-up mean?

Dress-up means (informal) A child's game of putting on different clothes and pretending to be different people..

What is a synonym for dress-up?

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What is the opposite of dress-up?

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How do you use dress-up in a sentence?

One day, I happened to catch a glimpse of my daughter Annie, age three, playing dress-up with her pals at the family day care program she attends twice a week. Each child had a hat on his or her head and was pretending to be a circus clown.

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