plaything vs kaleidoscope

kaleidoscope vs plaything

plaything and kaleidoscope both are nouns.

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

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

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
kaleidoscope: an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors

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, 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)	kaleidoscope (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors
	a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

Difference between plaything and kaleidoscope

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