- made as a copy of a particular thing and used for playing with
- a toy car
- toy soldiers
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- (of a dog) of a very small type
- a toy poodle
Word Originlate Middle English: of unknown origin. The word originally denoted a funny story or remark, later an antic or trick, or a frivolous entertainment. The verb dates from the early 16th cent.
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