plaything

English

Etymology

play +‎ thing

Noun

plaything ‎(plural playthings)

1. 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.

Translations

something intended for playing with

• Czech: hračka (cs) f
• Dutch: speeltje (nl)
• German: Spielball (de) m
• Greek: άθυρμα (el) n ‎(áthyrma)
• Maori: mea tākaro
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: leketøy (no) n, leiketøy n

  Nynorsk: leiketøy n

• Portuguese: brinquedo (pt) m
• Russian: игру́шка (ru) ‎(igrúška)
• Serbo-Croatian: играчка f ‎(igračka)
• Swedish: leksak (sv)
• Zulu: ukunto class 17, ukuntoko class 17