plaything vs kite

kite vs plaything

plaything and kite both are nouns.

plaything is not a verb while kite is a verb.

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

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

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
kite: plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

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, 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)	kite (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
	plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string
	a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float
	a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

plaything (verb)	kite (verb)
	fly a kite
	soar or fly like a kite
	get credit or money by using a bad check
	increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

Difference between plaything and kite

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