peekaboo – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
peekaboo
n.
game played with children that involves hiding and suddenly reappearing and shouting "peekaboo" or "boo"
adj.
made of see-through fabric or with a pattern of small holes
Peekaboo
Peekaboo (also spelled
peek-a-boo) is a game played primarily with a
baby. In the game, one player hides his or her face, pops back into the view of the other, and says
Peekaboo!, sometimes followed by
I see you! There are many variations: for example, where trees are involved, "Hiding behind that tree!" is sometimes added. Another variation involves saying
"Where's the baby?" while the face is covered and
"There's the baby!" when uncovering the face.
peekaboo
Noun
1. a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say Boo!
(synonym) bopeep
(hypernym) child's game
Peekaboo
(n.)
A child's game; bopeep.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
peekaboo
Synonyms and related words:
clear, clear as crystal, crystal, crystal-clear, crystalline, diaphane, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, light-pervious, limpid, lucid, nonopaque, pellucid, revealing, see-through, sheer, thin, transparent, transpicuous, unclouded
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
