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Primary stress falls on the first syllable.
The puppy carried its favorite plaything into the garden.
Is this plaything safe for toddlers?
Her childhood playthings filled a wooden chest.
Somewhat literary for the literal toy sense.
Plaything is a slightly literary or old-fashioned word for a toy. In everyday conversation, toy is more common.
Which object could be a child’s plaything?
He treated his assistant as a plaything.
She refused to become anyone’s plaything.
The town became a plaything of wealthy investors.
Usually critical and figurative; often appears in narrative or commentary.
Calling someone a plaything criticizes treating them as an object without respecting their wishes or independence.
What does “treated as a plaything” criticize?
