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plaything
noun play·thing \ˈplā-ˌthiŋ\
: a toy
: a person or thing that you treat in a careless way and use for your own amusement or advantage
Full Definition of PLAYTHING
1
: toy 3
2
: toy 5
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First Known Use of PLAYTHING
1675
Rhymes with PLAYTHING
Anqing, backswing, Baoding, bedspring, Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing, bowstring, bullring, Chongqing, clearwing, downswing, drawstring, D ring, earring, first-string, forewing, G-string, greenwing, growth ring, hairspring, hamstring, handspring, headspring, heartstring, hind wing, hot spring, Kunming, lacewing, lapwing, latchstring, left-wing, mainspring, Nanjing, Nan Ling, Nanning, O-ring, offspring, redwing, right-wing, seal ring, shoestring, slip ring, sure thing, unsling, unstring, upspring, upswing, waxwing, wellspring, whitewing, wingding, Xining
PLAYTHING Defined for Kids
plaything
noun play·thing \ˈplā-ˌthiŋ\
Definition of PLAYTHING for Kids
: 1toy 1
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