Plaything

Play′thingˊ

(plā′thĭngˊ)

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Noun.

A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.

A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the

playthings

of a little more advanced age.

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Noun.

A toy; any thing that serves to amuse.

A child knows his nurse,and by degrees the playthings of a little more advanced age.

plaything ‎(plural playthings)

A thing or person intended for playing with.
- 1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling
  The next day Charles had the child brought back. She asked for her mamma. They told her she was away; that she would bring her back some playthings.

something intended for playing with