toy
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
Noun 3 meanings
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
“A grown man like him does not play with a child’s toy.”
A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
Verb 2 meanings
To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.
“to toy with a piece of food on one’s plate”
To ponder or consider.
“I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.”
Adjective 1 meaning
Impractical or unsuitable for real-world use, due to being unrealistically small or simple.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“plaything, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-West Germanic *tiugī̆, *teug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, matter, device, gear, lever”, literally “that which is drawn or pulled”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”).
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TOY at a glance
TOY has 3 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + Y 4) and 5 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,260 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with toy
All rhymes- TINKERTOY16
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