child's play

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /ˈtʃaɪldz ˈpleɪ/
- /tʃaɪldz ˈpleɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /ˈtʃaɪldz ˈpleɪ/

Definitions of child's play words

noun child's play something that is easy to do 3
noun child's play any very simple task 3
noun child's play something very easily done. 1
noun child's play sth very easy 1
noun child's play Used other than as an idiom: the play of a child. 0
noun child's play (Idiomatic) Something particularly simple or easy. 0

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Origin of child's play

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Child's play

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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child's play popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 62% 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 child's play

noun child's play

breeze — A breeze is a gentle wind.
cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
duck soup — something that is easy to do or accomplish: Fixing the car will be duck soup for anyone with the right tools.
picnic — PEBCAK
piece of cake — a sweet, baked, breadlike food, made with or without shortening, and usually containing flour, sugar, baking powder or soda, eggs, and liquid flavoring.

All 8 Synonyms of child's play