plaything vs hobbyhorse

hobbyhorse vs plaything

plaything and hobbyhorse both are nouns.

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

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

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
hobbyhorse: a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride

Other hyponyms of plaything include ball, balloon, cockhorse, doll, dolly, doll's house, dollhouse, Frisbee, hobby, rocking horse, hula-hoop, jack-in-the-box, jungle gym, jumping jack, kaleidoscope, kite, Lego, Lego set, Meccano, 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)	hobbyhorse (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
	a topic to which one constantly reverts

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