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Toys

/tɔɪz/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Toys"

noun

1
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
"A grown man does not play with a child’s toy."
2
A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
3
A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
4
Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling.

verb

1
To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.
"Figo is toying with the English defence."
2
To ponder or consider.
"I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business."
3
To stimulate with a sex toy.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Toys"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
playthingnoun	A thing or person intended for playing with.
playnoun	(uncountable, formerly countable) Activity for amusement only, especially among the young.
dallynoun	Several wraps of rope around the saddle horn, used to stop animals in roping.
flirtnoun	An act of flirting.
miniaturenoun	A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
toy dognoun	(cynology) Any of several breeds of small dogs, kept as pets.
diddlenoun	(slang, childish, countable) The penis.
fiddlenoun	A violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below).
bridesnoun	A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
chickennoun	(countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
creatures	an artificial life video game series created in the mid-1990s by English computer scientist Steve Grand while working for the Cambridge video game developer Millennium Interactive.
dolls	A doll is a model of a human being, usually a toy.
donationsnoun	A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
gadgetsnoun	Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.
gamesnoun	(sports, informal) The Olympic Games.
jacksnoun	(games) A children's game involving picking up objects; knucklebones; jackstones.
played	(of games) engaged in
playingnoun	(gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.
playthingsnoun	A thing or person intended for playing with.
trifles	a one-act play by Susan Glaspell.