PARLOR GAME

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A game suitable for playing in a parlor

Synonyms:

parlor game; parlour game

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("parlor game" is a kind of...):

game (a contest with rules to determine a winner)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "parlor game"):

word game (any game involving the formation or alteration or discovery of words)

board game (a game played on a specially designed board)