Nota: A tradução desta entrada está atualmente em revisão de qualidade, portanto parte do conteúdo é exibida temporariamente apenas em inglês.
Este verbete ainda não foi traduzido para o seu idioma, portanto o original é exibido abaixo.
make-believe
This term captures the whimsical nature of childhood play, where the boundary between reality and imagination is intentionally blurred. It carries a lighthearted, innocent connotation, typically associated with creative role-playing rather than deceptive lying or clinical delusions.
As a noun, the word is treated as an uncountable mass noun. It describes the general activity or concept of pretending, meaning it does not have a plural form and cannot be counted with numbers; one does not engage in "three make-believes," but rather "a session of make-believe."