CAT'S CRADLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cat's cradle mean? 

• CAT'S CRADLE (noun)
  The noun CAT'S CRADLE has 1 sense:

1. a game played with string looped over the fingers

  Familiarity information: CAT'S CRADLE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAT'S CRADLE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A game played with string looped over the fingers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("cat's cradle" is a kind of...):

child's game (a game enjoyed by children)