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Child's game

noun

A game enjoyed by children.

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"Child's game" Quotes from Famous Books

... himself. It all seemed to him so like a child's game. He had watched the mountaineer's preparation with amused interest, and had followed the young woodsman's directions, even to the loaded shotgun in his hand, as one would humor a boy in his play. The scholar's mind, trained to consider the problems of civilization, and to recognize the dangers ...

— The Shepherd of the Hills • Harold Bell Wright

... Harry," says she serenely. "I am now eighteen, and have seen the world, as you have also. Our betrothal was a child's game. I like you too well to be your ruin. Marry Miss Hooker, of whom I hear. 'Tis your best way, and obedience to parents ...

— The Ladies - A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty • E. Barrington

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