{"era":"current","word":"foreplay","meaning":"Sexual activity or behavior that precedes intercourse.","children":[{"era":"current","word":"fore + play","meaning":"before + play","children":[{"era":"pre-1100","word":"fore-","meaning":"before; in front of","children":[],"language":"Old English"},{"era":"pre-1100","word":"play","meaning":"to amuse oneself; to exercise or move","children":[],"language":"Old English"}],"language":"Modern English"}],"language":"Modern English"}