waterplay

Splashing around joyfully

Waterplay is recreational activity involving water—splashing, swimming, squirting, or playing with water toys.

The term appears most often in contexts involving children: The daycare has a waterplay area with sprinklers and buckets.

It also refers to water-based sexual activity, sometimes involving urination.

childhood

puddles

Small collected water pools

fountains · paddling · splashing · bathtub · kiddie pool · rubber ducky · bubble bath · rainboots · tadpoles · ponds

splashing

spray

Dispersed liquid droplets

squirt · spatter · ripple · slosh · gush · splosh · sprinkle · cascade · wetness · mist

recreation

pool

Collective fund or basin

rafting · tubing · cannonball · chicken fights · noodles · floaties · splash pad · lazy river · wave pool · jacuzzi

summer

beach

Sandy waterside margin

heatwave · cooling off · sunscreen · swimsuit · flipflops · sunglasses · popsicles · lemonade · backyard · picnic

Opposites
element/medium

waterplaysandplay

Therapeutic activity using sand

sandbox play · sand play · floor play

structure and formality

waterplayswimming laps

Repetitive pool exercise

competitive swimming · swim training · lap swimming · swim practice · synchronized swimming

Family

water, play, waters, watered, watering, waterless, watery, plays, played

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G