hide-and-seek

[ hahyd-n-seek ]

noun

1. one of a variety of children's games in which, according to specified rules, one player gives the others a chance to hide and then attempts to find them.

hide-and-seek

noun

1. a game in which one player covers his eyes and waits while the others hide, and then he tries to find them

Word History and Origins

Origin of hide-and-seek¹

First recorded in 1665–75

Idioms and Phrases

see play hide and seek .

Example Sentences

In the resulting paintings, the small photographic moments are reduced to tiny slivers emerging from the paint, playing a delightful game of hide-and-seek.

From Seattle Times

Lucas benefits from both Menzies’ natural reserve and his ability to show what roils beneath that stoicism, a game of emotive hide-and-seek.

From New York Times

He did so by playing a version of hide-and-seek, issuing orders that some of the enslaved people would be moved in and out of Philadelphia to avoid detection.

From Literature

The ceiling held a canopy of Underworld plants, flowers peeking through the foliage, appearing and disappearing in a game of hide-and-seek.

From Literature

Except at recess the kids wanted to play hide-and-seek.

From Literature