1
as in nothing
something of little importance
the injury is child's play, just a scratch
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as in breeze
something that is easy to do
winning the game against those guys will be child's play
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Recent Examples of child's play
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.
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Indecipherable homework assignments that would mystify mere mortals are, well, child's play to Suborno, something his parents marveled at early on.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
And everything that used to give me anxiety feels like child's play after all this.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Getting the reimbursement is far from child's play.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Indecipherable homework assignments that would mystify mere mortals are, well, child's play to Suborno, something his parents marveled at early on.
—Susan Spencer, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2025
And everything that used to give me anxiety feels like child's play after all this.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Getting the reimbursement is far from child's play.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for child's play
Noun
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When Dana, who, like Virginia, had been successful in writing pleasant but undistinguished nothings—in her case, songs for Billy Rose’s revues—decided to try taking on more serious music by studying with Boulanger, Virginia entered a deep downward spiral.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Why did her mom press so hard for the littlest of nothings?—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
4 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Stepping out in a dress and feeling a slight breeze?—
Melanie Fincher,
Southern Living,
28 Jan. 2026
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And the slip-on design makes getting out the door a breeze.—
Nicol Natale,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Society has rationalized the human into triviality, and we’re stuck in a bad game.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Who was this irritant who had eluded the most sophisticated lawmen in the country, thanks to the triviality of his crimes?—
David Grann,
New Yorker,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Get shipwrecked on a Robinson Crusoe beach with a picnic of yellowfin ceviche?—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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There’s also a playground and picnic area.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Infinity cream puffs: Six mini cream puffs in different flavors, from raspberry, cotton candy and key lime, at Terran Treats in the Avengers Campus.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Petit fours can be anything from cream puffs or French macarons, to cookies, tarts, and mini cakes like these (petit fours glacés).—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
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The past 12 months marked a year of kid stuff for gleeful grown-ups.—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
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This free party includes DJs, pop-up bars, kid stuff and more.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
25 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Little Mu Hee doesn’t want the cake though, because the chicks died after eating it, as did Dad.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Every bakery has its distinguishing products, and for Upper Crust those include its Black Gold cookies, Paraguayan cornbread and Italian cream cake.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Child's play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child%27s%20play. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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