plaything vs slingshot

slingshot vs plaything

plaything and slingshot both are nouns.

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

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

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
slingshot: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

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, 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, 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)	slingshot (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones

Difference between plaything and slingshot

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