plaything
noun [C] /ˈpleɪ.θɪŋ/Definition
› an object used for pleasure or enjoyment, such as a child's toy: I keep all the children's playthings in that big cupboard. "Limousines and yachts are the playthings of the rich," he said dismissively.Toys and dolls › someone who is considered or treated without respect and forced to do things for someone else's pleasure or advantage: These men's magazines just treat women as playthings.People of little importance
(Definition of plaything noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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