plaything vs Meccano

Meccano vs plaything

plaything and Meccano both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plaything	Yes	No	No	No
Meccano	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Meccano is a hyponym of plaything; that is, Meccano is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plaything:

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
Meccano: a child's construction set for making mechanical models

Other hyponyms of plaything include ball, balloon, cockhorse, doll, dolly, doll's house, dollhouse, Frisbee, hobby, hobbyhorse, rocking horse, hula-hoop, jack-in-the-box, jungle gym, jumping jack, kaleidoscope, kite, Lego, Lego set, Meccano set, pea shooter, pinata, pinwheel, pinwheel wind collector, playhouse, wendy house, pogo stick, popgun, rattle, sandbox, sandpile, sandpit, dandle board, seesaw, teeter-totter, teeter, teeterboard, teetertotter, tilting board, playground slide, slide, sliding board, catapult, sling, slingshot, stick horse, swing, teddy, teddy bear, spinning top, teetotum, top, whirligig, train set, squirt gun, squirter, water gun, water pistol, yo-yo, adult toy, sex toy, sand toy.

plaything (noun)	Meccano (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	a child's construction set for making mechanical models

Difference between plaything and Meccano

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