Phrase guide

plush toy

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A soft toy with a soft, plush covering.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, Canada, US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: plushie, stuffed animal, stuffie, stuffed toy, soft toy, cuddly toy

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 毛絨玩具 /毛绒玩具 (máoróng wánjù) — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布偶 (bù'ǒu) — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Czech: plyšák — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Danish: tøjdyr — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Danish: sovedyr — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Danish: krammedyr — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Dutch: knuffel — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Esperanto: pluŝaĵo — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Finnish: pehmolelu — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Finnish: halilelu — soft toy with a plush covering
  • French: peluche — soft toy with a plush covering
  • German: Plüschtier — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Greek: λούτρινο ζωάκι (loútrino zoáki) — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Greek: λούτρινο παιχνίδι (loútrino paichnídi) — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Hungarian: plüss — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Hungarian: plüssjáték — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Italian: peluche — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Italian: pelusce — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Italian: peluscio — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Italian: peluscia — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Japanese: 縫い包み (nuigurumi) — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Korean: 봉제완구 (bongjewan'gu) — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kosedyr — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kosedyr — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Polish: maskotka — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Polish: pluszak — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Polish: przytulanka — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Portuguese: peluche — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Portuguese: pelúcia — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Romanian: pluș — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Romanian: jucărie de pluș — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Russian: плю́шевая игру́шка (pljúševaja igrúška) — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Serbo-Croatian: плишана играчка — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Serbo-Croatian: plišana igračka — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Spanish: peluche — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Swedish: gosedjur — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Swedish: mjukisdjur — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Swedish: mjukisleksak — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Swedish: kramdjur — soft toy with a plush covering
  • Turkish: pelüş — soft toy with a plush covering