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Webster 1913 Edition
Plaything
Play′thingˊ
(plā′thĭngˊ)
, 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. Locke.
Webster 1828 Edition
Plaything
PLA'YTHING
,Noun.
A child knows his nurse,and by degrees the playthings of a little more advanced age.
Definition 2024
plaything
plaything
English
Noun
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.
- 1856: Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary, Part III Chapter XI, translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling
Translations
something intended for playing with