Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Sport; child's play; a play of children.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Play of children.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic The
play ofchildren .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The French, with no instinct for colonization, futile in their childish playgame of developing the resources of the island, were only too glad to see the English Company succeed.
THE CHINAGO 2010
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The French, with no instinct for colonization, futile in their childish playgame of developing the resources of the island, were only too glad to see the English Company succeed.
The Chinago 1911
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The French, with no instinct for colonization, futile in their childish playgame of developing the resources of the island, were only too glad to see the English Company succeed.
When God Laughs: and other stories Jack London 1896
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Protesting a decision made by someone in a prison-striped uniform, in an entertainment playgame, about someone else in another uniform cheating as they often do in these sports entertainment games.
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