Toy Definition
toi
toyed, toying, toys
noun
toys
Amorous behavior; flirtation.
Webster's New World
Pastime; sport.
Webster's New World
Something that provides amusement.
American Heritage
Any article to play with, esp. a plaything for children.
Webster's New World
A little ornament; bauble; trinket.
Webster's New World
verb
toyed, toying
To play or trifle (with a thing, an idea, etc.)
Webster's New World
To treat something casually or without seriousness.
Toyed with the idea of writing a play.
American Heritage
To engage in flirtation; dally.
Webster's New World
To play (with).
To toy with a piece of food on one's plate.
Figo is toying with the English defence.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
adjective
Like a toy, or plaything, in size, use, etc.
Webster's New World
Designating a breed of dog of a kind smaller than a miniature, kept typically as a lap dog.
A toy poodle.
Webster's New World
Of or being a model, figure, etc., esp. a miniature one, designed to be played with as a toy.
A toy soldier, toy fire engine, toy stove.
Webster's New World
Of, containing, or having to do with toys.
Toy box, toy store.
Webster's New World
Origin of Toy
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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 (“play-thing, toy"), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-Germanic *tiugijÄ… (“stuff, matter, device", literally "that which is drawn"), from Proto-Germanic *teuhanÄ… (“to lead, bring, pull"), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead"). Cognate with German Spielzeug (“toy"), Danish legetøj (“play-thing, toy"). Related to tug, tow.
From Wiktionary
Middle English toye amorous play, a piece of fun
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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