child's game vs tag

tag vs child's game

child's game and tag both are nouns.

child's game is not a verb while tag is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
child's game	Yes	No	No	No
tag	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tag is a hyponym of child's game; that is, tag is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than child's game:

child's game: a game enjoyed by children
tag: a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser

Other hyponyms of child's game include blindman's bluff, blindman's buff, cat and mouse, cat and rat, cat's cradle, hide-and-seek, hide and go seek, hopscotch, jacks, jackstones, knucklebones, jackstraws, spillikins, jump rope, leapfrog, marbles, mumble-the-peg, mumblety-peg, going to Jerusalem, musical chairs, bopeep, peekaboo, pillow fight, post office, spin the bottle, spin the plate, spin the platter, tiddlywinks.

child's game (noun)	tag (noun)
a game enjoyed by children	(sports) the act of touching a player in a game (which changes their status in the game)
	a game in which one child chases the others; the one who is caught becomes the next chaser
	a small piece of cloth
	a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc.
	a label associated with something for the purpose of identification

child's game (verb)	tag (verb)
	provide with a name or nickname
	attach a tag or label to
	touch a player while he is holding the ball
	supply (blank verse or prose) with rhymes
	go after with the intent to catch

Difference between child's game and tag

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