toy

artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole

ball - a spherical object used as a plaything; "he played with his rubber ball in the bathtub"

balloon - small thin inflatable rubber bag with narrow neck

cockhorse - anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult)

doll, dolly - a small replica of a person; used as a toy

dollhouse, doll's house - a small model of a house used as a toy by children

Frisbee - a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition

rocking horse, hobby, hobbyhorse - a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

hula-hoop - plaything consisting of a tubular plastic hoop for swinging around the hips

jack-in-the-box - plaything consisting of a toy clown that jumps out of a box when the lid is opened

jungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play

jumping jack - plaything consisting of a toy figure with movable joints that can be made to dance by pulling strings

kaleidoscope - an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors

kite - plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

LEGO, LEGO set - (trademark) a child's plastic construction set for making mechanical models

Meccano, Meccano set - a child's construction set for making mechanical models

pea shooter - a straight narrow tube through which pellets (as dried peas) can be blown at a target

pinata - plaything consisting of a container filled with toys and candy; suspended from a height for blindfolded children to break with sticks

pinwheel wind collector, pinwheel - a toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the wind

playhouse, wendy house - plaything consisting of a small model of a house that children can play inside of

pogo stick - plaything consisting of a pole with foot rests and a strong spring; propelled by jumping

popgun - plaything consisting of a toy gun that makes a popping sound

rattle - a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken

sandpile, sandpit, sandbox - a plaything consisting of a pile of sand or a box filled with sand for children to play in

dandle board, seesaw, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, teeter-totter, tilting board - a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

playground slide, sliding board, slide - plaything consisting of a sloping chute down which children can slide

catapult, slingshot, sling - a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

stick horse - a child's plaything consisting on an imitation horse's head on one end of a stick

swing - mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth

teddy, teddy bear - plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)

spinning top, teetotum, whirligig, top - a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"

train set - a toy consisting of small models of railroad trains and the track for them to run on

squirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol - plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water

yo-yo - a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

replica, reproduction, replication - copy that is not the original; something that has been copied

device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"

Canis familiaris, dog, domestic dog - a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds; "the dog barked all night"

Chihuahua - an old breed of tiny short-haired dog with protruding eyes from Mexico held to antedate Aztec civilization

Japanese spaniel - breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat

Maltese dog, Maltese terrier, Maltese - breed of toy dogs having a long straight silky white coat

Peke, Pekinese, Pekingese - a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle

Shih-Tzu - a Chinese breed of small dog similar to a Pekingese

toy spaniel - a very small spaniel

toy terrier - a small active dog

trifle, dally, play - consider not very seriously; "He is trifling with her"; "She plays with the thought of moving to Tasmania"

act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"

manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it

put out, retire - cause to be out on a fielding play

flirt with, toy with, entertain, think about, think of - take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America"

behave, act, do - behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself; "You should act like an adult"; "Don't behave like a fool"; "What makes her do this way?"; "The dog acts ferocious, but he is really afraid of people"