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.