hide-and-seek

[ hahyd-n-seek ]
/ ˈhaɪd nˈsik /

noun

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.
Also called hide-and-go-seek [hahyd-n-goh-seek] /ˈhaɪd n goʊˈsik/.

Origin of hide-and-seek

First recorded in 1665–75

Words nearby hide-and-seek

hide one's face, hide one's head in the sand, hide one's light under a bushel, hide out, hide-a-bed, hide-and-seek, hideaway, hideaway bed, hidebound, hideous, hideout

British Dictionary definitions for hide and seek

hide-and-seek

US and Canadian hide-and-go-seek

noun

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

Idioms and Phrases with hide and seek

hide and seek

see play hide and seek.