Plaything
noun
An object for a child to play with.
She gave her daughter a doll as a plaything.
Often appears as...
- child's plaything
- toy plaything
noun
A person or thing that is being manipulated or used for fun by someone else.
He was just a plaything in her hands, she never really loved him.
Often appears as...
- human plaything
- emotional plaything
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An object for a child to play with.
She gave her daughter a doll as a plaything.
Often appears as...
- child's plaything
- toy plaything
noun
A person or thing that is being manipulated or used for fun by someone else.
He was just a plaything in her hands, she never really loved him.
Often appears as...
- human plaything
- emotional plaything
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Childhood Associated
The word 'plaything' often relates to childhood and innocence.
The nursery was filled with playthings scattered around the floor.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Objects
'Plaything' usually means a physical object, not a digital one.
Every corner of the attic revealed an old plaything.
Pro Tip 3/3Antiquated Use
'Plaything' can sound old-fashioned; 'toy' is more commonly used today.
His grandfather's chest was full of traditional playthings.
Pro Tip 1/3Childhood Associated
The word 'plaything' often relates to childhood and innocence.
The nursery was filled with playthings scattered around the floor.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Objects
'Plaything' usually means a physical object, not a digital one.
Every corner of the attic revealed an old plaything.
Pro Tip 3/3Antiquated Use
'Plaything' can sound old-fashioned; 'toy' is more commonly used today.
His grandfather's chest was full of traditional playthings.
Pro Tip 1/3Childhood Associated
The word 'plaything' often relates to childhood and innocence.
The nursery was filled with playthings scattered around the floor.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Objects
'Plaything' usually means a physical object, not a digital one.
Every corner of the attic revealed an old plaything.
Pro Tip 3/3Antiquated Use
'Plaything' can sound old-fashioned; 'toy' is more commonly used today.
His grandfather's chest was full of traditional playthings.
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Titan of terror: the...
with recurring characters, locations, and mythologies. At first glance, they appear to be set within Lovecraft’s contemporary New England. But beneath the surface of this seemingly similar reality lie dark masters, for whom Earth’s inhabitants are mere playthings. More like primordial forces than mere deities,
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High-altitude wind...
can do amazing things and one day a vessel not unlike this will probably break the world speed record but cards aren't just toys like this kites I'm gonna give you a brief history and tell you about the magnificent future of every child's favorite plaything so kites are more than a thousand years old
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Saul Griffith:...
And one day, a vessel not unlike this will probably break the world speed record. But kites aren't just toys like this. I'm going to give you a brief history, and tell you about the magnificent future of every child's favorite plaything. So, kites are more than a thousand years old,
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After billions of years...
humans are not playthings of cosmic forces, we are users of cosmic forces. I'll say more about that in a moment, but first, what sorts of thing create novelty? Well, the beginning of the universe surely did. The big bang, nearly 14 billion years ago,
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The playful wonderland...
It came from the strange delight of watching a machine play music. In fact, the idea of programmable machines was exclusively kept alive by music for about 700 years. In the 1700s, music-making machines became the playthings of the Parisian elite.
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Protecting Marley the...
plaything but there are some unwelcome visitors moving in even though they're small these wild macaques aren't afraid of tackling the bigger orangutangs and can be really aggressive a few weeks ago Robert another orangutan in forest
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Paul Root Wolpe: It's...
create the drugs and industrial molecules we want and then warehouse them as organic manufacturing machines? Do we get to create organic robots, where we remove the autonomy from these animals and turn them just into our playthings?
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Life Among the Dead PIPE...
playthings or ballast for tin roof tops but Ramey a devout Catholic places the unclaimed corpses in a mass grave so that their souls may rest in peace boom bah bah those who don't have money to
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Living Among the Dead PIPE...
everywhere literally staring residents in the face in this neighborhood unclaimed bodies litter front yards becoming children's playthings or
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Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
Ceaser's happy guess these tails Waggin you did these hole trying to get into plaything oh here we go
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Titan of terror: the...
with recurring characters, locations, and mythologies. At first glance, they appear to be set within Lovecraft’s contemporary New England. But beneath the surface of this seemingly similar reality lie dark masters, for whom Earth’s inhabitants are mere playthings. More like primordial forces than mere deities,
Video examples
High-altitude wind...
can do amazing things and one day a vessel not unlike this will probably break the world speed record but cards aren't just toys like this kites I'm gonna give you a brief history and tell you about the magnificent future of every child's favorite plaything so kites are more than a thousand years old
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Saul Griffith:...
And one day, a vessel not unlike this will probably break the world speed record. But kites aren't just toys like this. I'm going to give you a brief history, and tell you about the magnificent future of every child's favorite plaything. So, kites are more than a thousand years old,
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After billions of years...
humans are not playthings of cosmic forces, we are users of cosmic forces. I'll say more about that in a moment, but first, what sorts of thing create novelty? Well, the beginning of the universe surely did. The big bang, nearly 14 billion years ago,
Video examples
The playful wonderland...
It came from the strange delight of watching a machine play music. In fact, the idea of programmable machines was exclusively kept alive by music for about 700 years. In the 1700s, music-making machines became the playthings of the Parisian elite.
Video examples
Protecting Marley the...
plaything but there are some unwelcome visitors moving in even though they're small these wild macaques aren't afraid of tackling the bigger orangutangs and can be really aggressive a few weeks ago Robert another orangutan in forest
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Paul Root Wolpe: It's...
create the drugs and industrial molecules we want and then warehouse them as organic manufacturing machines? Do we get to create organic robots, where we remove the autonomy from these animals and turn them just into our playthings?
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Life Among the Dead PIPE...
playthings or ballast for tin roof tops but Ramey a devout Catholic places the unclaimed corpses in a mass grave so that their souls may rest in peace boom bah bah those who don't have money to
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Living Among the Dead PIPE...
everywhere literally staring residents in the face in this neighborhood unclaimed bodies litter front yards becoming children's playthings or
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Top 5 Tiger Moments PIPE...
Ceaser's happy guess these tails Waggin you did these hole trying to get into plaything oh here we go
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Tim Cahill
American Writer
Right whales, for all their size, are surprisingly athletic. They roll, they slap their flukes, they lift their heads out of the water in a move known as a spy hop. They find playthings and are particularly fond of swimming repeatedly through clumps of seaweed, which slides over them like a feathered boa.
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David Lange
New Zealander Politician
I had been brought up in the law and had this sort of instinct that international law operates and was there to protect principles and not to be the plaything of power and might - which I now know, of course, to be an absolute nonsense. International law should be spelled l-o-r-e.
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Stephen Baker
American Athlete
Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it.
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Sukarno
Indonesian Statesman
I hate imperialism. I detest colonialism. And I fear the consequences of their last bitter struggle for life. We are determined that our nation, and the world as a whole, shall not be the plaything of one small corner of the world.
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John Collison
Irish Businessman
I think a lot of people learn to code messing around with things while in secondary school. And for me, it started up as a hobby and a plaything, and I just became more curious over time.
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F. H. Bradley
British Philosopher
We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with playthings.
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Meles Zenawi
Ethiopian Statesman
Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.
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Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
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Thomas Love Peacock
English Author
A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything.
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Roger Ebert
American Critic
We are the playthings of the gods.
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Tim Cahill
American Writer
Right whales, for all their size, are surprisingly athletic. They roll, they slap their flukes, they lift their heads out of the water in a move known as a spy hop. They find playthings and are particularly fond of swimming repeatedly through clumps of seaweed, which slides over them like a feathered boa.
Quote examples
David Lange
New Zealander Politician
I had been brought up in the law and had this sort of instinct that international law operates and was there to protect principles and not to be the plaything of power and might - which I now know, of course, to be an absolute nonsense. International law should be spelled l-o-r-e.
Quote examples
Stephen Baker
American Athlete
Of all the toys available, none is better designed than the owner himself. A large multipurpose plaything, its parts can be made to move in almost any direction. It comes completely assembled, and it makes a sound when you jump on it.
Quote examples
Sukarno
Indonesian Statesman
I hate imperialism. I detest colonialism. And I fear the consequences of their last bitter struggle for life. We are determined that our nation, and the world as a whole, shall not be the plaything of one small corner of the world.
Quote examples
John Collison
Irish Businessman
I think a lot of people learn to code messing around with things while in secondary school. And for me, it started up as a hobby and a plaything, and I just became more curious over time.
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F. H. Bradley
British Philosopher
We say that a girl with her doll anticipates the mother. It is more true, perhaps, that most mothers are still but children with playthings.
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Meles Zenawi
Ethiopian Statesman
Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village.
Quote examples
Friedrich Nietzsche
German Philosopher
The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.
Quote examples
Thomas Love Peacock
English Author
A book that furnishes no quotations is no book - it is a plaything.
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Roger Ebert
American Critic
We are the playthings of the gods.
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