plaything
play·thing
plaything · playthings
іграшка, забавка, цацка
игрушка, безделушка
Spielzeug
A thing or person intended for playing withA thing or person intended for playing with.
/ˈpleɪ.θɪŋ/
» That child put his playthings away.
Jenes Kind hat seine Spielsachen weggeräumt.
Das Kind da hat seine Spielsachen weggeräumt.
Meaning
2 sensesA thing or person intended for playing with.
A person at the mercy of fate.
More definitions
- an artifact designed to be played with
Examples
8 sentencesThat child put his playthings away.
deJenes Kind hat seine Spielsachen weggeräumt.
Idle hands are the devil's playthings.
deMüßigkeit ist aller Laster Anfang.
Idle hands are the devil's plaything.
You must not deprive children of their playthings.
The mind is nothing but a plaything of the body.
deDer Geist ist nichts weiter als ein Spielzeug des Körpers.
Origin
From play + thing.From play + thing.
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Forms
plural: playthings| Singular | plaything |
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