What is another word for hide-and-seek?

Pronunciation: [hˈa͡ɪdandsˈiːk] (IPA)

Hide-and-seek is a classic children's game that has been enjoyed for generations. However, it can be fun to mix things up by using different synonyms for the game. One option is "sardines," which is a variation of hide-and-seek where one person hides and as others find them, they join in hiding with them until one person is left seeking. Another option is "kick the can," where players hide and try to avoid being caught while also trying to kick a can that is placed centrally without being caught. "Ghost in the graveyard" is another synonym where players must race to a certain spot without being caught and becoming the next "ghost".

What are the hypernyms for Hide-and-seek?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    game, tag, recreational activity, chase game, children's game, hide-or-seek game.

What are the hyponyms for Hide-and-seek?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Famous quotes with Hide-and-seek

  • I have suggested that behind almost all myth lies the mono-plot of the game of hide-and-seek.
    Alan Watts
  • Love has a way of cheating itself consciously, like a child who plays at solitary hide-and-seek; it is pleased with assurances that it all the while disbelieves.
    George Eliot
  • Finally I realized that I was a demi-god and that I was beyond all the low, petty desires of mankind. I felt the eternal flux within me. What is eternity? Eternity for me was playing hide-and-seek with that whore on the banks of the Suren river; it was a momentary closing of my eyes when I hid my head in her lap.
    Sadegh Hedayat

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