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Definition: Symbolic play is the ability of children to use objects, actions or ideas to represent other objects, actions, or ideas as play.
Context: Gan amlaf, mae geiriau cyntaf plentyn yn ymddangos ar yr un adeg ag y mae'n chwarae'n symbolaidd am y tro cyntaf. Mae chwarae’n bwysig iawn wrth ddysgu iaith. Mae'n helpu i ddatblygu'r sgiliau angenrheidiol sy'n hanfodol ar gyfer datblygu iaith. Mae'r rhain yn cynnwys gwrando, gwylio, dynwared, ffurfio cysyniadau a dealltwriaeth symbolaidd.