toy vs teeter-totter

teeter-totter vs toy

toy and teeter-totter both are nouns.

toy and teeter-totter both are verbs.

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

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

toy: 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 toy 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.

toy (noun)	teeter-totter (noun)
any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets	a plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end
an artifact designed to be played with
a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier)
a device regarded as providing amusement

toy (verb)	teeter-totter (verb)
engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously	ride on a plank
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
behave carelessly or indifferently

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