plaything
pronunciation
How to pronounce plaything in British English:
UK [ˈpleɪθɪŋ]
How to pronounce plaything in American English:
US [ˈpleˌθɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- an artifact designed to be played with
Word Origin
- plaything (n.)
- 1670s, from play (v.) + thing.
Example
- 1. The dollar / renminbi rate has become a political plaything .
- 2. So what should we do to prevent these threads from becoming the plaything of undisclosed corporate interests ?
- 3. Without a lawyer-proof amendment , the euro could become " a plaything in the hands of the market " .
- 4. And so my friend 's portfolio -- her livelihood , not a speculative plaything -- has been left in the cold .
- 5. In order for the qma to be more than a rich girl 's plaything , sheikha mayassa will have to do better than put expensive foreign baubles on display in her homeland .