Bait is like a yummy treat that you use to get someone’s attention. Imagine you have a delicious cookie, and you want your little puppy to come to you. You hold the cookie in your hand, and the puppy follows the smell because it really wants that yummy cookie. The cookie is the bait! It’s something special that makes the puppy want to come closer.

Another way to think about bait is like a shiny toy that you use to catch a fish. If you have a fishing pole and you want to catch a fish, you put a shiny little thing on the end of the line. The fish sees the shiny thing and thinks, “Wow, that looks fun!” and swims over to see what it is. The shiny thing is the bait! It’s something that makes the fish interested.

Sometimes, people use bait to trick or lure someone or something into doing what they want. Just like how you might use a toy to get your cat to chase it around the room. The toy is the bait that gets your cat to play with you.