plaything

play·thing

noun \ˈplā-ˌthiŋ\

Definition of PLAYTHING

1

: toy 3

2

: toy 5

Examples of PLAYTHING

1. VCRs were once the expensive, high-tech playthings of the rich.
2. We mustn't let the environment become the plaything of oil companies.
3. The emperor used people as his playthings.

First Known Use of PLAYTHING

1675

Rhymes with PLAYTHING

Anqing, backswing, Baoding, bedspring, Beijing, bi-swing, bitewing, bowstring, bullring, Chongqing, clearwing, downswing, drawstring, D ring, earring, first-string, forewing, G-string, greenwing, growth ring, hairspring, hamstring, handspring, headspring, heartstring, hind wing, hot spring, Kunming, lacewing, lapwing, latchstring, left-wing, mainspring, Nanjing, Nan Ling, Nanning, O-ring, offspring, redwing, right-wing, seal ring, shoestring, slip ring, sure thing, unsling, unstring, upspring, upswing, waxwing, wellspring, whitewing, wingding, Xining