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Plaything

A thing or person intended for playing with.

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noun
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    A thing or person intended for playing with.

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toynounSomething to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.

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toynounSomething to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
gamenounA playful or competitive activity.
playnoun(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
petnounAn animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.
pawnnounAn instance of pawning something.
playmatenounA companion for someone (especially a child) to play with.
boy toynoun(US, Canada, idiomatic, colloquial) A gigolo or younger man who is sexually pursued by an older person.
toyernounOne who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler.
playfeernoun(obsolete) A playfellow; a playmate.
playernounOne who plays any game or sport.
fuck-toynounAlternative form of fucktoy. [(slang, vulgar) A person regarded as a sex object.]
boy-toynounAlternative form of boy toy. [(literally) A toy meant to be played with by a boy.]
littleSmall in size.
fucktoynoun(slang, vulgar) A person regarded as a sex object.
rapetoynoun(slang) A submissive sexual partner willing to be used indiscriminately by others.
boytoynounAlternative form of boy toy. [(literally) A toy meant to be played with by a boy.]
tinkernounSomeone who repairs, or attempts repair, on anything mechanical, or who invents such devices; one who tinkers; a tinkerer.
tricksternounOne who plays tricks or pranks on others.
juvenilenounA person younger than the age of majority; a minor.
putty in someone's handsnoun(of a person) One who is readily manipulated or controlled by another person; a puppet.

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