Definitions for peekaboo
ˈpik əˌbupeek·a·boo

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peekaboo, bopeepnoun

   a game played with young children; you hide your face and suddenly reveal it as you say boo!

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. peekaboonoun

   A game for a small child in which one covers one's face, then revealing it and saying Boo! or Peekaboo!.

2. peekabooadjective

   with holes, slits or transparent fabric to reveal what is normally hidden.

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1. Peekaboo

   Peekaboo (also spelled peek-a-boo) is a form of play played with an infant. To play, one player hides their 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 uses the fundamental structure of all good jokes—surprise, balanced with expectation.Peekaboo is thought by developmental psychologists to demonstrate an infant's inability to understand object permanence. Object permanence is an important stage of cognitive development for infants. In early sensorimotor stages, the infant is completely unable to comprehend object permanence. Psychologist Jean Piaget conducted experiments with infants which led him to conclude that this awareness was typically achieved at eight to nine months of age. He claimed that infants before this age are too young to understand object permanence. A lack of object permanence can lead to A-not-B errors, where children reach for a thing at a place where it should not be. Linguist Iris Nomikou has compared the game to a dialogue given the predictable back-and-forth pattern. Other researchers have called the game “protoconversation" – a way to teach an infant the timing and the structure of social exchanges.

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1. peekaboo

   Peekaboo is a game typically played with babies and young children, which involves hiding one's face (often with hands), popping back into the child's view, and saying "peekaboo!" or "I see you!". The sudden reappearance is usually met with laughter and delight by the child. The game is primarily played to entertain and interact with children and also to improve their visual tracking and object permanence understanding.

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1. Peekaboonoun

   a child's game; bopeep

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1. Peekaboo

   Peekaboo is a game played primarily with babies. In the game, the older player hides his/her face, pops back into the baby's view, and says Peekaboo! sometimes followed by I see you! Peekaboo is thought by developmental psychologists to demonstrate an infant's inability to understand object permanence. Object permanence is an important stage of cognitive development for infants. Numerous tests regarding it have been done, usually involving a toy, and a crude barrier which is placed in front of the toy, and then removed, repeatedly. In early sensorimotor stages, the infant is completely unable to comprehend object permanence. Psychologist Jean Piaget conducted experiments with infants which led him to conclude that this awareness was typically achieved at eight to nine months of age. Infants before this age are too young to understand object permanence. A lack of Object Permanence can lead to A-not-B errors, where children reach for a thing at a place where it should not be.

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How to pronounce peekaboo?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of peekaboo in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of peekaboo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=peekaboo
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Peekaboo
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peekaboo
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peekaboo
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=peekaboo