1
as in nothing
something of little importance
the injury is child's play, just a scratch
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2
as in breeze
something that is easy to do
winning the game against those guys will be child's play
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Is my child's play concerning?
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Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2021
This isn't child's play, this is my child.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2012
Once the foundation is laid and the ground floor constructed, the rest of the process will, in a way, resemble child's play.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2013
Up next is a croquet game that makes the Bridgertons' Pall Mall antics seem like child's play, with Gemma forcing one of the staff to use his body as a hoop.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023
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Alia Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2021
This isn't child's play, this is my child.
—Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 14 Aug. 2012
Once the foundation is laid and the ground floor constructed, the rest of the process will, in a way, resemble child's play.
—Breanna Draxler, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2013
Up next is a croquet game that makes the Bridgertons' Pall Mall antics seem like child's play, with Gemma forcing one of the staff to use his body as a hoop.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 9 Feb. 2023
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“Child's play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/child%27s%20play. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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