Child's Play (Noun)
Meaning 1
Any undertaking that is easy to do; "marketing this product will be no picnic".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Winning the local election was child's play for the popular incumbent mayor.
- For an experienced programmer, fixing this bug will be child's play.
- She found the test to be child's play compared to the challenging exams she had taken before.
- The boxer's opponent was so weak that the fight was child's play for him.
- After years of practice, playing this song on the piano is now child's play for her.
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Meaning 2
Activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules; "Freud believed in the utility of play to a small child".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- Building a fort with blankets and chairs was child's play for the kids on a rainy day.
- Their afternoon of make-believe was interrupted by the sound of their mother calling them for dinner.
- In the 19th century, child's play often involved creating games with whatever objects were available.
- Child's play allowed the young siblings to express their creativity and use their imagination.
- The playground was filled with the joyful sounds of child's play as kids laughed and ran around together.