playing house
A children's game where participants pretend to be family members and imitate domestic activities, especially cooking and serving meals.
The children are playing house in the garden.
I bought a small kitchen set for playing house.
Usually written in kana; the kanji spelling 飯事 is rare and may not be recognized by all readers.
Kanji spelling is uncommon and may be unfamiliar; prefer the kana form.
Derived from まま (飯, cooked rice) + ごと (事, thing/act), literally 'rice thing', referring to the imitation of cooking and serving meals. The exact historical development is uncertain.