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View synonyms for cat's cradle

cat's cradle

1

noun

  1. a children's game in which two players alternately stretch a looped string over their fingers in such a way as to produce different designs.
  2. the intricate design formed by the string in this game.
  3. intricacy; complexity.


Cat's Cradle

2

noun

  1. a novel (1963) by Kurt Vonnegut.

cat's cradle

noun

  1. a game played by making intricate patterns with a loop of string between the fingers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of cat's cradle1

First recorded in 1760–70

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