cat's cradle

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Noun

cat's cradle (countable and uncountable, plural cat's cradles)

1. (uncountable) A children's game of forming string into various shapes around one's fingers.
2. (countable, idiomatic) Any complicated structure that appears to be without purpose.

Translations

children's game

• French: (jeu du) berceau, (jeu de la) scie
• Hebrew: סבתא סורגת
• Irish: crúb na gé f
• Japanese: あやとり (ayatori)
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• Korean: 실뜨기 (siltteugi)
• Maori: whai
• Navajo: naʼatłʼoʼ