rounders

6.8

A team game like baseball where players hit a small ball and run around bases to score

noun
/ˈraʊndəz/

: rounders

We played rounders during recess, and everyone enjoyed running between the bases.

Examples

At the local sports club, we often organize rounders matches on sunny afternoons.
Children in England frequently play rounders in parks, making it a popular summer activity.
I play for money that is from rounders and I am telling that to Matt Damon in a steam room.
They smashed rounders like they lost count of how many points they got, which really tipped them over the edge.

Surface Forms

rounders singular

rounders plural

Morphology

rounders = rounder (semi-transparent) = rounder + s

The '-s' is a regular plural/derivational ending forming the game's name from the singular 'rounder', so the morphological operation is transparent.

Etymology

Rounders comes from the simple English word round, meaning 'in a circle', together with the ending -er meaning 'one who' and -s for more than one. So rounders are the players who run 'round' the bases in the game, which is why the name fits what you do in it.