plaything vs water pistol

water pistol vs plaything

plaything and water pistol both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plaything	Yes	No	No	No
water pistol	Yes	No	No	No

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

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
water pistol: plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water

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, slingshot, stick horse, swing, teddy, teddy bear, spinning top, teetotum, top, whirligig, train set, squirt gun, squirter, water gun, yo-yo, adult toy, sex toy, sand toy.

plaything (noun)	water pistol (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	plaything consisting of a toy pistol that squirts water

Difference between plaything and water pistol

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