plaything vs teeter-totter

teeter-totter vs plaything

plaything and teeter-totter both are nouns.

plaything is not a verb while teeter-totter is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plaything	Yes	No	No	No
teeter-totter	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
teeter-totter: a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

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, 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)	teeter-totter (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

plaything (verb)	teeter-totter (verb)
	ride on a plank

Difference between plaything and teeter-totter

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