SINCE 1828
child's play
nounDefinition of child's play
1
: an extremely simple task or act
2
: something that is insignificant
figuring out the password was child's play
Examples of child's play in a Sentence
Landing a job should be child's play for someone with his skills.
the injury is child's play, just a scratch
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But building the brain for an autonomous vehicle isn't child's play: Her team is tasked with creating a single AI algorithm that makes their driverless car smarter and safer than any cabbie. — Megan Ditrolio, Marie Claire, "These Women Are Building Uber's First Self-Driving Car," 16 July 2019 The family was in a children's play area that was enclosed with clear-glass paneling, Winkleman said. — NBC News, "Toddler's family says she died after falling from open window in play area on cruise ship," 9 July 2019 The shingled home’s natural curves enabled other fun hideaways, such as a children's play loft in the shape of a boat, complete with a wooden later, mini lighthouse, and an actual old Fresnel light. — Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful, "This Home Is the Ultimate Island Getaway, No Matter Your Age," 28 June 2019 The thigh-grazing slits we're used to seeing look like child's play compared to this Atelier Versace gown Shayk was sporting. — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, "Irina Shayk Heats Up Cannes in Hip-Baring Versace," 10 May 2018 Between the two elders addressing him is a long, richly documented story about a kid in Alief finding his way through the world, from child's play to gunplay, selling drugs, making songs, wrecking a car and helping his mother after Hurricane Harvey. — Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, "Rapper Maxo Kream opens up on "Punken"," 21 Mar. 2018 Why is playing with a child not as easy as, well, child's play? — Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, "Confession: I Don't Know How to Play With My Kids," 5 Jan. 2012 While the production is light on dramatics and possibly gives more sparkle than any Kinky Boot, mere child's play this show is not. — Aaron Leth, Harper's BAZAAR, "Curtain Call: Aladdin," 27 Mar. 2014 In other corners of the fest will be zones for children's play, a zip line and individual entertainers such as jugglers. — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, "Speed-eating on menu at Spark!Fishers holiday weekend bash," 28 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'child's play.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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