1 a person or thing that you treat like a toy, without really caring about them:
She was an intelligent woman who refused to be a rich man's plaything.
2 (old-fashioned) a toy:
The teddy bear was his favourite plaything.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is plaything a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, plaything is tagged as noun.
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