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playtoy

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

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noun

Meaning 1

A plaything.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1724, William Burkitt, Expository Notes with Practical Observations on the New Testament, London, 1739, "Hebrews" Chapter 11, p. 742, [Moses] did not only [...] at three Years old cast a Crown, [given] him for a Play-toy, to the Ground, and trample it under his Feet; but as the Apostle says here, when he came to be a Man, he treated it with no more Respect, but refused to be called the Son of Pharaoh’s Daughter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From play + toy.