hide-and-seek

noun

: a children's game in which one player does not look while others hide and then goes to find them

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Apple AirTags weren’t designed for an elaborate game of hide-and-seek. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 2 Nov. 2024 In these games the focus can instead be on parkour, role-playing, escape rooms and hide-and-seek. Nina Turner, Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2024 Sarah Boone told authorities her boyfriend got trapped in a suitcase and died during a game of hide-and-seek. Andrew Torgan, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024 The sequence opens with Loughlin dressed in a sailor dress and pigtails, with exaggerated freckles drawn on her face, playing hide-and-seek. John Russell, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hide-and-seek 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1727, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of hide-and-seek was circa 1727

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“Hide-and-seek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hide-and-seek. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

hide-and-seek

noun
ˌhīd-ᵊn-ˈsēk
: a game in which everyone hides from one player who tries to find them

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