child's play

noun

1

: an extremely simple task or act

2

: something that is insignificant

figuring out the password was child's play

Synonyms of child's play

• nothing
• triviality

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

Recent Examples on the Web

In some ways, forcing those changes might seem like child's play compared to making major changes to college sports. — Mark Long, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2026

The park's iconic castle had to be the backdrop which was far from child's play given the risk of interference with the drones' GPS signals. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 28 Feb. 2026

The silicone case and adjustable stand are also built to withstand falls, collisions, and rough child's play, unlike your typical tablet. — Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025

Beginning Thursday, Beyond the Gates is set to plunge viewers into a three-episode arc that makes Dani (Karla Mosley) bringing a gun to a wedding look like child's play. — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for child's play

• airway
• allay
• archway
• array
• ashtray
• assez
• astray
• aue
• away
• ballet
• belay
• beltway

Kids Definition

child's play

noun

: something that is very easy to do or is unimportant