peekaboo

noun
🔊/ˈpiːkəbuː/
🔊/ˈpiːkəbuː/
(British English also peep-bo)
[uncountable]
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  1. a simple game played to entertain young children, in which you keep hiding your face and then showing it again, saying ‘Peekaboo!’ or ‘Peep-bo!’藏猫猫(把脸隐藏而后闪现以逗幼儿的游戏);(做这种游戏时发的声音)猫儿Topics Games and toysc2
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from peek + boo.