plaything vs yo-yo

yo-yo vs plaything

plaything and yo-yo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plaything	Yes	No	No	No
yo-yo	Yes	No	No	No

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

plaything: an artifact designed to be played with
yo-yo: a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

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, water pistol, adult toy, sex toy, sand toy.

plaything (noun)	yo-yo (noun)
an artifact designed to be played with	a toy consisting of a spool that is reeled up and down on a string by motions of the hand

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