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. — BRW
Idle hands are the devil's playthings.
deMüßigkeit ist aller Laster Anfang. — Zaghawa
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. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
From play + thing.From play + thing.
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Forms
plural: playthings| Singular | plaything |
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