plaything

Noun
  1. An artifact designed to be played with (synset 103971038)
    is a type of: artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole
    subtypes:
    • ball - a spherical object used as a plaything
    • balloon - small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck
    • cockhorse - anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)
    • doll, dolly - a small replica of a person; used as a toy
    • doll's house, dollhouse - a small model of a house used as a toy by children
    • frisbee - a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition
    • hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse - a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
    • hula-hoop - plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips
    • jack-in-the-box - plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened
    • jungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play
    • jumping jack - plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings
    • kaleidoscope - an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
    • kite - plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
    • lego, lego set - (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models
    • meccano, meccano set - a child's construction set for making mechanical models
    • pea shooter - a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target
    • pinata - plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks
    • pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector - a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind
    • playhouse, wendy house - plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of
    • pogo stick - plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping
    • popgun - plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound
    • rattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken
    • sandbox, sandpile, sandpit - a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in
    • dandle board, seesaw, teeter, teeter-totter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board - a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
    • playground slide, slide, sliding board - plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide
    • catapult, sling, slingshot - a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones
    • stick horse - a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick
    • swing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth
    • teddy, teddy bear - plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
    • spinning top, teetotum, top, whirligig - a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
    • train set - a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on
    • squirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol - plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water
    • yo-yo - a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand
    same as: toy

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