A plaything is a toy or other object that a child plays with.
...an untidy garden scattered with children's playthings.
Synonyms: toy, amusement, game, pastime More Synonyms of plaything
2. countable noun
If you say that someone is treating you as a plaything, you think that they are using you for their amusement or advantage, and do not care about you.
[disapproval]
...a man who treated women as playthings.
He would not allow anyone to make him into a political plaything for their own ends.
plaything in British English
(ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ)
noun
1.
a toy
2.
a person regarded or treated as a toy
he thinks we are just his playthings
plaything in American English
(ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ)
noun
a thing to play with; toy
Examples of 'plaything' in a sentence
plaything
He treats world football like his own personal plaything.
The Sun (2011)
Universities have allowed themselves to become the casual plaything of politicians.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
We see it as a plaything, a toy.
The Sun (2011)
That house becomes a plaything for strangers and the families with knowledge move on, to become strangers themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Both clubs have Englishmen in significant managerial positions who know what can happen when sporting organisations become the plaything of wealthy individuals.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
(noun)
Definition
a toy
an untidy garden scattered with children's playthings
Synonyms
toy
Computers have become household toys.
amusement
People had very few amusements to choose from in those days.
game
the game of hide-and-seek
pastime
His favourite pastime is golf.
trifle
He had no money to spare on trifles.
trinket
She sold trinkets to tourists.
bauble
The trees are decorated with fairy lights and coloured baubles.
gimcrack
gewgaw
Additional synonyms
in the sense of amusement
Definition
something that amuses or entertains someone
People had very few amusements to choose from in those days.
Synonyms
pastime,
game,
sport,
joke,
entertainment,
hobby,
recreation,
distraction,
diversion,
lark,
prank
in the sense of bauble
Definition
a trinket of little value
The trees are decorated with fairy lights and coloured baubles.
Synonyms
trinket,
ornament,
trifle,
toy,
plaything,
bagatelle,
gimcrack,
gewgaw,
knick-knack,
bibelot,
kickshaw
in the sense of game
the game of hide-and-seek
Synonyms
pastime,
sport,
activity,
entertainment,
recreation,
distraction,
amusement,
diversion
Nearby words of
plaything
playful
playground
playmate
plaything
playwright
plea
plead
Synonyms of 'plaything'
plaything
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of gewgaw
Synonyms
trinket,
toy,
novelty,
trifle,
plaything,
bauble,
bijou,
bagatelle,
gimcrack,
knick-knack,
gaud,
kickshaw
in the sense of pastime
Definition
an activity which makes time pass pleasantly
His favourite pastime is golf.
Synonyms
activity,
game,
sport,
entertainment,
leisure,
hobby,
relaxation,
recreation,
distraction,
amusement,
diversion
in the sense of trifle
Definition
a thing of little or no value or significance
He had no money to spare on trifles.
Synonyms
knick-knack,
nothing,
toy,
plaything,
bauble,
triviality,
bagatelle,
gewgaw
in the sense of trinket
Definition
a small or worthless ornament or piece of jewellery