FROLIC

play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper

(noun) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement; “it was all done in play”; “their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly”

frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run around, lark about

(verb) play boisterously; “The children frolicked in the garden”; “the gamboling lambs in the meadows”; “The toddlers romped in the playroom”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

frolic (comparative more frolic, superlative most frolic)

(now rare) Merry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief. [from 1530s]

(obsolete, rare) Free; liberal; bountiful; generous.

Verb

frolic (third-person singular simple present frolics, present participle frolicking, simple past and past participle frolicked)

(intransitive) To make merry; to have fun; to romp; to behave playfully and uninhibitedly. [from 1580s]

(transitive, archaic) To cause to be merry.

Noun

frolic (plural frolics)

Gaiety; merriment. [from 1610s]

A playful antic.

(obsolete, chiefly, US) A social gathering.

Source: Wiktionary

Frol"ic, a. Etym: [D. vroolijk; akin to G. frölich, fr. froh, OHG. fr, Dan. fro, OS. fr, cf. Icel. fr swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring up.]

Definition: Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry. The frolic wind that breathes the spring. Milton. The gay, the frolic, and the loud. Waller.

Frol"ic, n.

1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth. He would be at his frolic once again. Roscommon.

2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in dancing; a merrymaking.

Frol"ic, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Frolicked; p. pr. & vb. n. Frolicking.]

Definition: To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport. Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition