cat's cradle

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Definitions of cat's cradle words

noun cat's cradle a game played by making intricate patterns with a loop of string between the fingers 3
noun cat's cradle a children's pastime in which a string looped over the fingers is transferred back and forth on the hands of the players so as to form different designs 3
noun cat's cradle a novel (1963) by Kurt Vonnegut. 1
noun cat's cradle A children's string game. 0
noun cat's cradle (Idiomatic) Any complicated structure which appears to be without purpose. 0

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Origin of cat's cradle

First appearance:

before 1760

One of the 46% newest English words

First recorded in 1760-70

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Parts of speech for Cat's cradle

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cat's cradle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for cat's cradle

noun cat's cradle

mixup — an act or instance of mixing.

Just one Synonym for cat's cradle