What does toy mean?
Definitions for toy
tɔɪtoy
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word toy.
Princeton's WordNet
plaything, toynoun
an artifact designed to be played with
toynoun
a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
"a toy stove"
toynoun
a device regarded as providing amusement
"private airplanes are a rich man's toy"
miniature, toynoun
a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
toy dog, toyverb
any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets
dally, toy, play, flirtverb
behave carelessly or indifferently
"Play about with a young girl's affection"
toy, fiddle, diddle, playverb
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
"She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
play, toyverb
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously
"They played games on their opponents"; "play the stock market"; "play with her feelings"; "toy with an idea"
Wiktionary
toynoun
Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
toynoun
A thing of little importance or value; a trifle.
toynoun
A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal.
toynoun
Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling.
toynoun
A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim.
toyverb
To play with, to mock
Figo is toying with the English defence.
toyverb
To ponder or consider.
I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Toynoun
Etymology: toyen, tooghen, to dress with many ornaments, Dutch.
Might I make acceptable unto her that toy which I had found, following an acquaintance of mine at the plough. Philip Sidney.
They exchange for knives, glasses and such toys, great abundance of gold and pearl. George Abbot.
Because of old
Thou thyself doatd’st on womankind, admiring
Their shape, their colour, and attractive grace:
None are, thou think’st, but taken with such toys. John Milton.O virtue! virtue! what art thou become,
That men should leave thee for that toy a woman. Dryden.To dally thus with death is no fit toy,
Go find some other play-fellows, mine own sweet boy. Fairy Queen, b. i.What a profusion of wealth laid out in coaches, trappings, tables, cabinets, and the like precious toys. Addison.
In Delia’s hand this toy is fatal found,
Nor could that fabled dart more surely wound. Alexander Pope.’Tis a cockle or a walnut shell,
A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby’s cap. William Shakespeare.The things which so long experience of all ages hath confirmed and made profitable, let us not presume to condemn as follies and toys, because we sometime know not the cause and reason of them. Richard Hooker, b. iv.
Ye sons of Venus, play your sports at will;
For greedy pleasure, careless of your toys,
Thinks more upon her paradise of joys. Edmund Spenser, Epithal.So said he, and forbore not glance or toy
Of amorous intent. John Milton.I never may believe
These antick fables, nor these fairy toys. William Shakespeare.Shall that which hath always received this construction, be now disguised with a toy of novelty. Richard Hooker, b. v.
The very place puts toys of desperation,
Without more motive, into every brain,
That looks so many fathoms to the sea,
And hears it roar beneath. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.To Toyverb
To trifle; to dally amourously; to play.
Etymology: from the noun.
Wikipedia
Toy
Toy (Hebrew transliteration: טוי) is a song recorded by Israeli singer Netta, and was Israel's submission to the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, which it won. The track was written by Doron Medalie, Stav Beger, and produced by Stav Beger. The song was released on 11 March 2018 along with its official music video clip, which was directed by Keren Hochma. The song was leaked online a day before the official release. The song won the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, with 529 points. It marks Israel's fourth Eurovision win along with 1978, 1979 and 1998. The song reached the top of the charts in Israel. The song became the most viewed video on Eurovision Song Contest's YouTube channel on 27 May 2018 and is the third most viewed song from Eurovision, after "Occidentali's Karma" and "Grande amore" (both entries from Italy, 2017 and 2015). The song is featured in the game Just Dance 2019.
ChatGPT
toy
A toy is an object typically designed and intended for children to play with, often used for entertainment, amusement, and development of certain skills. It can come in various forms, such as a doll, puzzle, miniature replica, or game, and can be made from different materials like plastic, cloth, wood, or metal.
Webster Dictionary
Toyverb
a plaything for children; a bawble
Toyverb
a thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of trade of little value; a trifle
Toyverb
a wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling opinion
Toyverb
amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime
Toyverb
an old story; a silly tale
Toyverb
a headdress of linen or woolen, that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; -- called also toy mutch
Toyverb
to dally amorously; to trifle; to play
Toyverb
to treat foolishly
Wikidata
Toy
A toy is any item that can be used for play. Toys are generally played with by children and pets. Playing with toys is an enjoyable means of training the young for life in society. Different materials are used to make toys enjoyable to both young and old. Many items are designed to serve as toys, but goods produced for other purposes can also be used. For instance, a small child may pick up a household item and "fly" it through the air as to pretend that it is an airplane. Another consideration is interactive digital entertainment. Some toys are produced primarily as collector's items and are intended for display only. The origin of toys is prehistoric; dolls representing infants, animals, and soldiers, as well as representations of tools used by adults are readily found at archaeological sites. The origin of the word "toy" is unknown, but it is believed that it was first used in the 14th century. Toys, and play in general, are important when it comes to growing up and learning about the world around us. The young use toys and play to discover their identity, help their bodies grow strong, learn cause and effect, explore relationships, and practice skills they will need as adults. Adults use toys and play to form and strengthen social bonds, teach, remember and reinforce lessons from their youth, discover their identity, exercise their minds and bodies, explore relationships, practice skills, and decorate their living spaces.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Toy
toi, n. a child's plaything: a trifle: a thing only for amusement or look: a curious conceit, a story: a matter of no importance: amorous sport.—v.i. to trifle: to dally amorously.—n. Toy′er, one who toys.—adj. Toy′ish, given to toying or trifling: playful: wanton.—adv. Toy′ishly.—ns. Toy′ishness; Toy′man, one who deals in toys; Toy′shop, a shop where toys are sold.—adj. Toy′some, disposed to toy: wanton. [Dut. tuig, tools; Ger. zeng, stuff.]
The New Hacker's Dictionary
toy
A computer system; always used with qualifiers. 1. nice toy: One that supports the speaker's hacking style adequately. 2. just a toy: A machine that yields insufficient computrons for the speaker's preferred uses. This is not condemnatory, as is bitty box; toys can at least be fun. It is also strongly conditioned by one's expectations; Cray XMP users sometimes consider the Cray-1 a toy, and certainly all RISC boxes and mainframes are toys by their standards. See also Get a real computer!.
Rap Dictionary
toynoun
A poor or beginner graffiti artist.
toynoun
To purposefully write over another graffiti artists work (toy someone out).
toynoun
A sucker.
toynoun
Short for Trouble On Your System.
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TOY
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
TOY
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Toy is ranked #5951 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Toy surname appeared 5,784 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Toy.
60% or 3,474 total occurrences were White.
26.7% or 1,549 total occurrences were Asian.
6.6% or 384 total occurrences were Black.
3.4% or 202 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.9% or 168 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.1% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
British National Corpus
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'toy' in Nouns Frequency: #1802
Anagrams for toy »
yot
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of toy in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of toy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of toy in a Sentence
If parents join a child’s attention on a toy object, children are more likely to show longer attention on the target object compared with cases that parents don’t show any attention or interest.
Eric Schmitt-Matzen, a mechanical engineer and president of Packing Seals Engineering in Jacksboro, Tenn., told news outlets Eric Schmitt-Matzen arrived at the unidentified hospital and met the boy’s mother and family members, who were also unidentified. A nurse had called with the special request and given Eric Schmitt-Matzen a toy to offer the child during his visit, USA Today reported. When I walked in, Eric Schmitt-Matzen was laying there so weak, it looked like Eric Schmitt-Matzen was ready to fall asleep.
Hornby Chief Executive Richard Ames:
James Bond has been a fantastic licensed partnership for our brands going back over 50 years with Corgi's Aston Martin DB5 from Goldfinger winning the very first toy of the year award in 1965.
We're worried about the 2 million people who bought or got toy drones for Christmas the last couple of years who are regularly flying in violation of the law.
We saw a life vest, which looked like an empty floating life vest, but we decided to still go check it out. I am so glad we decided to go. When we got close, it looked like a toy, like a doll, and we thought he was dead. My first thought was, 'Okay, we have to pick up this dead baby body from the water.' But when we got closer to him, we heard his moaning.
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- speelgoedAfrikaans
- لعبة, دميةArabic
- oyuncaqAzerbaijani
- цацкаBelarusian
- играчкаBulgarian
- joguina, joguetCatalan, Valencian
- pohrávat si s myšlenkou, hrát si, hračka, zvažovatCzech
- teganWelsh
- legetøjDanish
- SpielzeugGerman
- παιχνίδιGreek
- ludiloEsperanto
- juguete, jugar, darle vueltas a una ideaSpanish
- jostailuBasque
- اسباب بازی, بازیچهPersian
- leluFinnish
- jouer, caresser, triturer, jouet, amuserFrench
- bréagánIrish
- dèideag, cluicheag, àilleaganScottish Gaelic
- goog, didee, gaihManx
- खिलौनाHindi
- jwètHaitian Creole
- játékszer, játékHungarian
- խաղալիքArmenian
- mainanIndonesian
- ludiloIdo
- leikfangIcelandic
- giocattolo, baloccoItalian
- おもちゃ, 玩具Japanese
- სათამაშოGeorgian
- 장난감Korean
- crepundiaLatin
- mea tākaroMāori
- играчкаMacedonian
- mainanMalay
- leketøy, leike, leke, leiketøyNorwegian
- speelgoedDutch
- leiketøy, leikety, leikeNorwegian Nynorsk
- leketøyNorwegian
- joguina, joguetOccitan
- zabawki, zabawkaPolish
- brinquedoPortuguese
- jucărieRomanian
- забавляться, играть, безделушка, игрушкаRussian
- поигравати се, ìgračka, ѝграчка, poigravati seSerbo-Croatian
- lodërAlbanian
- leka, leksakSwedish
- leksakSwahili
- ఆటబొమ్మTelugu
- ของเล่นThai
- laruanTagalog
- oyuncakTurkish
- іграшкаUkrainian
- کھلوناUrdu
- đồ chơiVietnamese
- pledadinVolapük
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