children's game
Hide and seek
A children's game is any activity with rules designed for young players—tag, hide-and-seek, hopscotch, duck-duck-goose.
The phrase often carries dismissive connotations when applied to adult contexts: This isn't a children's game; people's jobs are on the line.
What counts as a children's game shifts with culture and era.
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- tagIdentifier or classifier
- hopscotchTossing and jumping game
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
- hide and go seekCounting then hunting players
marbles · jump rope · double dutch · recess · laughter · chasing · kickball · sandbox · swings · pretend · make-believe · cops and robbers · Simon says · dodgeball · capture the flag · kick the can · freeze tag · skipping
children's gameprofessional sport
Paid athletic competition
blood sport · championship match · war game · gladiatorial combat · competitive sport
children, child, childish, childlike, childless, childhood, childishly, game, games