plaything /ˈpleɪ.θɪŋ/noun 2adjective 1forms 1 noun2 •A thing or person intended for playing with.The next day Charles had the child brought back. She asked for her mamma. They told her she was away; that she would bring her back some playthings. — 1856 •A person at the mercy of fate.We talk of our energies and of our will—we are the mere playthings of subtle and malignant chances. — 1834 adjective1 •Used for the purpose of play or amusement.Like the cards which form a child's plaything palace, our pleasures are nicely balanced one upon the other. — 1831 formsplaythings
