child[s_play (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *child's play*:
NOUN	act	child's play, cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, pushover, walkover, piece of cake	any undertaking that is easy to do
NOUN	act	child's play, play	activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules

English > *child's play*: 2 senses > noun 1, act
Meaning	Any undertaking that is easy to do.
Synonyms	cinch, breeze, picnic, snap, duck soup, pushover, walkover, piece of cake
Narrower	doddle	An easy task
Broader	undertaking, project, task, labor	Any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
Spanish	juego de niños, pan comido
Catalan	bufar i fer ampolles, peix al cove

English > *child's play*: 2 senses > noun 2, act
Meaning	Activity by children that is guided more by imagination than by fixed rules.
Synonym	play
Narrower	doctor	children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office
	fireman	Play in which children pretend to put out a fire
	house	Play in which children take the roles of father or mother or children and pretend to interact like adults
Broader	diversion, recreation	An activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates / stimulates
Spanish	juego de niños
Catalan	joc de nens

HyperDic: child[s_play