child's play
Ridiculously easy work
Child's play refers to something so easy or simple that even a young child could do it.
The phrase almost always appears in comparisons: Compared to my last job, this is child's play.
It can also describe something treated too casually or frivolously when more seriousness is warranted.
Occasionally it refers literally to the games and activities of children, though this use is less common than the figurative sense.
Light, gentle air movement
- cakewalkEffortless task or promenade
- walkoverUncontested or effortless victory
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
- snapSudden sharp sound
no-brainer · pushover · doddle · picnic · easy-peasy · trivial · elementary · basic
Concealment pursuit pastime
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- hopscotchTossing and jumping game
- marblesSmall spherical game pieces
- jacksChildren's ball-and-pieces game
leapfrog · kick-the-can · four-square · dodgeball · patty-cake
Organized competitive activities
- funAmusement or pleasure
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
romping · frolicking · horseplay · roughhousing · merrymaking · antics · hijinks · capers
Innocent lack of experience
- purityUncontaminated quality
- guilelessnessAbsence of cunning
- artlessnessSincere, unfeigned manner
- simplicityLack of complexity
wholesomeness · ingenuousness · trustfulness · openhearted · wide-eyed · unspoiled · carefree · uncorrupted
breeze
Light, gentle air movement
- cakewalkEffortless task or promenade
- walkoverUncontested or effortless victory
- cinchGuaranteed easy thing
snap · no-brainer · pushover · doddle · picnic · easy-peasy · trivial · elementary · basic · straightforward
hide-and-seek
Concealment pursuit pastime
jacks · leapfrog · kick-the-can · four-square · dodgeball · patty-cake
games
Organized competitive activities
- funAmusement or pleasure
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- recreationRefreshment through leisure
frolic · romping · frolicking · horseplay · roughhousing · merrymaking · antics · hijinks · capers · tomfoolery
naivety
Innocent lack of experience
- purityUncontaminated quality
- guilelessnessAbsence of cunning
- artlessnessSincere, unfeigned manner
simplicity · wholesomeness · ingenuousness · trustfulness · openhearted · wide-eyed · unspoiled · carefree · uncorrupted · blamelessness
- Braggingbrag, gloat, show off, flex, swagger
- Easy taskscinch, snap, breeze, cakewalk, no-brainer
- difficultyeasy, hard, medium, difficult, moderate
- Easy Thingseasy, simple, easy peasy, easy-peasy, easy as pie
- expressions of simplicityeasy, simple, basic, plain, clear
- Beatdownsbeatdown, drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, blowout
child's playuphill battle
Difficult prolonged endeavor
tall order · killer · ordeal · hard nut to crack · rocket science
child, children, childish, childhood, childlike, childless, grandchild, schoolchild, childcare