peekaboo
Infant's face game
Peekaboo is a game played with infants, where an adult hides their face behind their hands or an object, then reveals it while saying "peekaboo!" The game delights babies who are just learning that things continue to exist when out of sight.
As an adjective, peekaboo describes clothing or styles with strategic cutouts or see-through elements: a peekaboo blouse, peekaboo bangs.
Concealment pursuit pastime
- hidingStaying out of sight
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- revealMake something visible
hands · fingers · blanket · curtain · giggle · anticipation · suspense · reappear
Occurring without prior notice
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- appearanceOutward visible form
- reappearanceComing back into view
- startleFrighten suddenly
reveal · discovery · pop-up · emergence · unveiling · disclosure · manifestation · materialization
hide-and-seek
Concealment pursuit pastime
- hidingStaying out of sight
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
reveal · hands · fingers · blanket · curtain · giggle · anticipation · suspense · reappear · vanish
sudden
Occurring without prior notice
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
- appearanceOutward visible form
- reappearanceComing back into view
startle · reveal · discovery · pop-up · emergence · unveiling · disclosure · manifestation · materialization · astonishment
giggling
Laughing in short bursts
amusement · whimsical · lighthearted · merry · cheerful · jolly · frolic · joyful · gleeful · mischievous
cutout
Shape removed from material
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- see-throughAllowing vision through
keyhole · open-back · lace · mesh · window · aperture · strategic · glimpse · provocative · alluring
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- toddlerstoddler, three-year-old, toddlerhood, terrible twos, first steps
- baby playpat-a-cake, patty-cake, rattles, tummy time, baby gym
- baby talkmama, dada, papa, mommy, daddy
- baby exercisestummy time, baby yoga, infant massage, balance exercises, pulling up
- staring gamesstaring contest, blink first, stare down
peekaboounmasking
Revealing what's hidden
hide-and-seek · vanishing act · disappearance · staring contest
peekaboochess
Strategic board game
poker · strategy games · video games · intellectual pursuits · competitive sports