play·thing

play·thing
/ˈpleıˌθıŋ/ noun, pl -things [count]
1 : a toy

a child's plaything

VCRs were once the expensive, high-tech playthings of the rich.

2 : a person or thing that you treat in a careless way and use for your own amusement or advantage

We mustn't let the environment become the plaything of oil companies.

The emperor used people as his playthings.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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