toy

nounentertainment article

verbplay with

Word Origin & History

c.1300, "amorous playing, sport," later "piece of fun or entertainment" (c.1500), "thing of little value, trifle" (1520s), and "thing for a child to play with" (1580s). Of uncertain origin, and there may be more than one word here. Cf. Middle Dutch toy, Dutch tuig "tools, apparatus, stuff, trash," in speeltuig "play-toy, plaything;" German Zeug "stuff, matter, tools," Spielzeug "plaything, toy;" Danish tøi, Swedish tyg "stuff, gear."

Example Sentences for toy

He was sitting on the floor with our boy gravely intent on a toy circus.

Even this toy of a train brings us, in thirty minutes, to Beirut.

You were but a lad learning to fly your first toy helics when that happened.

We learn first to play with it academically, as the magnet was once a toy.

He wrapped the toy vane in a piece of paper and handed it to his small patron.

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