toy

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  1. noun An object for children to play with.
  2. noun Something of little importance; a trifle.
  3. noun An amusement; a pastime: thought of the business as a toy.
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  • We will assist you in any way we can, including providing testers of our entire stock of lubricants & product demonstrations to make sure your toy is the right toy for you.
  • This toy is a twist on the classic "stacking" toy. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • This toy is a lot of fun to play with and it will definitely help your child to develop coordination (threading the pieces over the poles), teach them shapes (the three different poles), and teach them size (the gradation). —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • One complaint I have about this toy is the packaging: These —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • At one of my favorite, more health-conscious eateries, the toy was a long-winded book about some dull talking animals.
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pick-up sticks · paint with water book · kazoo · autograph hound · beach ball · trike · pop gun · cap gun · yahtzee · uno · slip 'n slide

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

doll ·  furniture ·  clothe ·  jewelry ·  stuff ·  shoe ·  pet ·  ornament ·  tool ·  weapon ·  item ·  trinket

Used in the same contextWord Family

toy:   toys ·  toying
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English toye, amorous play, a piece of fun.

Toggle Century etymologies Century Dictionary (2)

  1. from Middle English toye, prob. from Middle Dutch tuyg, Dutch tuig, tools, utensils, apparatus, ornaments, stuff, trash (Dutch speel-tuig, playthings, toys), =Low German tüg =Old High German gi-ziug, Middle High German ziuc, German zeug, stuff, gear (cf. German spielzeug, toys), =Icelandic tygi, gear, =Swedish tyg, gear, stuff, trash, =Danish töj, stuff, things, gear (lege-töj, plaything, toy). Perhaps connected with tow, tug.
  2. from toy, n.
 

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