Plural word for toy

Toy Plural, What is the Plural of Toy?

Meaning: an object for a child to play with

Singular and Plural of Toy 

 Synonyms of Toy 

• simulation
• plaything
• model
• miniature
• make-believe
• imitation
• game
• fake

Toy In Example Sentences

• I bought my niece a toy car for her birthday.
• How much would it cost to ship this large box with toys in it?
• Santa brought me all of these toys.

English has both singular and plural forms for nouns, pronouns, adjectives and verbs. Understanding when to use them correctly is an important part of mastering the language. This basic vocabulary short lesson is very useful for kids and beginners. We have discussed basic synonyms and their use in our daily routine conversational sentences.

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Here is a detailed list of singular and plurals:

Singular	Plural
corpse	corpses
corps	corps
corpus	corpora
corn	corns
cornea	corneas
coral	corals
conundrum	conundra
continuum	continua
context	contexts
content	contents
consortium	consortiums
consensus	consensus
conscious	conscious
conscience	consciences
congress	congresses
confetti	confettis
concrete	concretes
concerto	concertos
comrade	comrades
computer	computers

Singular	Plural
dad	dads
daddy	daddies
daily	dailies
dairy	dairies
dais	daises
daisy	daisies
data	data
database	databases
date	dates
day	days
dear	dears
decoy	decoys
decubitus	decubiti
degree	degrees
deli	delis
delivery	deliveries
demo	demos
denarius	denarii
dentist	dentists

Singular	Plural
ear	ear
eclipse	eclipses
education	educations
effort	efforts
ego	egos
elementary	elementaries
elephant	elephants
elk	elks
ellipsis	ellipses
else	else
email	emails
embargo	embargoes
embassy	embassies
embolism	embolisms
embolus	emboli
embryo	embryos
emoji	emojis
employee	employees

Singular	Plural
face	faces
factory	factories
faculty	faculties
fairy	fairies
fan	fans
fantasy	fantasies
father	fathers
fawn	fawns
feedback	feedbacks
foot	feet
female	females
ferry	ferries

Singular	Plural
gallery	galleries
gallows	gallowses
garage	garages
garden	gardens
garlic	garlics
gas	gases
gazelle	gazelles

Singular	Plural
hair	hairs
halibut	halibuts
hallux	halluces
hand	hands
handful	handfuls
handsome	handsome
hare	hares
hat	hats
head	heads
health	healths
hearse	hearses
helix	helices
hello	hellos
help	helps
hen	hens

Singular	Plural
ice	ices
idea	ideas
ides	ides
igloo	igloos
ignoramus	ignorami
ilium	ilia
illness	illnesses
impetus	impetuses
inca	incas
inch	inches

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игрушка, забава, пустяк, игрушечный, кукольный, играть, забавляться

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Словосочетания

to entertain / toy with an idea — носиться с идеей  
toy car — игрушечная машинка  
toy plane — игрушечный самолётик  
toy train — игрушечный поезд  
toy store — магазин игрушек  
musical toy — музыкальная игрушка  
toy seller — торговец игрушками; продавец игрушек  
toy theater — театр марионеток; кукольный театр  
any toy is o.k. that keeps the baby at play — чем бы дитя ни тешилось, лишь бы не плакало  
run a toy car — ездить на детском автомобиле  

Примеры с переводом

Примеры, ожидающие перевода

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: toy
he/she/it: toys
ing ф. (present participle): toying
2-я ф. (past tense): toyed
3-я ф. (past participle): toyed

noun
ед. ч.(singular): toy
мн. ч.(plural): toys

Toys, like play itself, serve multiple purposes in both humans and animals. They provide entertainment while fulfilling an educational role. Toys enhance cognitive behavior and stimulate creativity. They aid in the development of physical and mental skills which are necessary in later life.

How do you use toy in a sentence?

1. [S] [T] He threw his toy. ( Nero)
2. [S] [T] Put away your toys. ( CK)
3. [S] [T] Put your toys away. ( CK)
4. [S] [T] Tom put away his toys. ( CK)
5. [S] [T] Don’t toy with me, Tom. ( CK)
6. [S] [T] That factory makes toys. ( CK)
7. [S] [T] That toy is made of wood. ( Zifre)
8. [S] [T] Tom lost his favorite toy. ( Hybrid)

How do you write the word toys?

Correct spelling for the English word “Toys” is [tˈɔ͡ɪz], [tˈɔ‍ɪz], [t_ˈɔɪ_z] (IPA phonetic alphabet).

toys

What makes a toy popular?

A good toy is one that is fun for your child and suitable for his age, developmental needs, and personality. Generally, it also has one or more of the following qualities: Inspires active play. If the toy does all the work, then it loses its appeal after the first half hour.

What is the first toy?

Early Toys Among the earliest known toys are small stone and clay balls or marbles. Marbles were found in a child’s grave in Nagada, Egypt and date from 4000 BC. Medieval toys were made of wood and included yo-yos, cup and ball toys and tops.

What is the rarest toy?

• Furby.
• Game Boy.
• He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.
• Jem and the Holograms Dolls.
• Rainbow Brite Doll.
• Star Wars Toys.
• Strawberry Shortcake dolls.
• Teddy Ruxpin.

What is the most famous toy?

The best-selling toys of all time:

• Furby. Credit: Amazon.
• L.O.L Surprise Dolls. Credit: Amazon.
• Cabbage Patch Dolls. Credit: Amazon.
• Rubik’s cube. Credit: Amazon.
• LeapFrog learning. Credit: Amazon.
• Stretch Armstrong. Credit: Amazon.
• Iggle Piggle. Credit: Amazon.
• Star Wars. Credit: Amazon. Amazon Prime Day 2021.

What was first toy on TV?

Potato Head

What was the first toy to be sold?

The Hula Hoop is considered the first major fad toy in the sense that when sales were good, they were unheard-of-good, but once the public tired of the product, they plummeted. During that period (1958), the company sold more than 100 million Hula Hoops for $1.98 each.

Why are Koosh balls called Koosh?

A ball made out of rubber fibers that were easily grabbed by tiny fingers. (An early prototype featured a mass of rubber bands tied together.) Stillinger named his soft creation “Koosh” because of the sound it made when it landed in his hand; he went on to sell them in a rainbow of colors and various sizes.

What are the most valuable vintage toys?

• McDonald’s Happy Meal toys could be worth a nice bit of money.
• Barbie accessories and playsets can also make you a fortune.
• An original Furby could make you hundreds of dollars.
• Original Sky Dancers from Japan go for around $200.
• Rare copies of Super Mario Bros.
• Yu-Gi-Oh!
• Hot Wheels models have sold for $3,500.

How can you tell if a toy is worth money?

To determine a toy value, liveauctioneers.com has a service which shows many completed auctions over the past 10 years. Searching this website under “toy”, one can find the priceand photos of over 105,000 toy lots sold over the past 10 years. I personally like toys made by the Performo toy company.

What old stuff is worth money?

So to help you along, here are 15 old things in your house that could be worth a fortune.

• DAVID BOWIE’S DIAMOND DOGS VINYL.
• RETRO VIDEO GAMES.
• ANYTHING POLLY POCKET.
• VINTAGE COMICS THAT INSPIRED TODAY’S MOVIES AND TV SHOWS.
• VINTAGE ADVERTISING SIGNS.
• BOY SCOUT MEMORABILIA.
• POKÉMON CARDS.
• KANSAS QUARTERS.

What is the most valuable toy?

10 Most Expensive Toys and Games: From Diamond Barbie to Astolat Dollhouse Castle

• Steiff Louis Vuitton Teddy Bear – $2.1 million.
• Golden Monopoly – $2 million.
• The Masterpiece Cube Rubik’s Cube – $1.5 million.
• Gold Rocking Horse – $600,000.
• Stefano Canturi Barbie or Diamond Barbie – $302,500.

What are collectors looking for?

• Comic Books. Comic books are still a very popular collector’s item — and the more vintage and rare your comic book is, the more it’s worth.
• Coins. Coin collectors truly enjoy a valuable hobby.
• Stamps.
• Dolls.
• Action Figures.
• Board Games.
• Trading Cards.
• ‘Star Wars’ Collectibles.

Are Hot Wheels worth money?

One manufactured in 1969 or 1970 could easily fetch $200 to $400 he said. Hot Wheels hit the market in 1968, and even common cars from the earliest years of manufacturing can fetch $10 to $40 each, he said. So if you’ve got a shoe box full of early Hot Wheels, it’s worth sorting them out and determining their value.

What Happy Meal toys are worth money?

The 15 Most Expensive Happy Meal Toys from McDonald’s

• Hot Wheels (1983) Estimated Value: $40.
• Clone Wars Happy Meal Box (2008) Estimated Value: $50.
• Transforming Food (1987 & 1989) Estimated Value: $70.
• Potato Head Kids (1987) Estimated Value: $100.
• Jerry the Minion (2013)
• Furby (2000)
• Snoopy (2000)
• 101 Dalmatians (1996)

How do I sell my 2020 Beanie Babies?

Best Sites to Sell Beanie Baby Collections

1. Craigslist.
2. eBay.
3. Etsy.
4. PlushCollector.

Are Burger King toys worth anything?

Just like the ones at Mickey D’s, the small children’s collectibles at Burger King can be worth quite a bit of money. And thanks to some collectors on eBay, there are a few old Burger King toys still in perfect condition. But unlike valuable Pokémon cards, BK prizes went under the radar.

How much is a Happy Meal toy by itself?

Surprisingly, the real money is in the Happy Meal boxes themselves, which sell for about $20 each. A full store display set of the original McDonald’s Mario toys sold for $625.

Can you ask for a specific toy at McDonald’s?

6) Ask specifically for the “Customer Satisfaction Box” for the line of toys you are looking for. There will be a box for each line, and most restaurants receive them sometime early in the promotion.

Can I just buy the toy at McDonald’s?

There’s an option to buy a toy in the side. At my store it’s $1.00 with any food item and only for a toy it’s $1.49 and you can ask what toys the store has at the moment. Or there’s a box called ‘ customer satisfaction box ‘ it contains all the toys for that category.

Are old Happy Meal toys valuable?

Other valuable Happy Meal toys Transforming Food toys from circa 1987 to 1989 are valued at $70 each, and Hot Wheels from 1983 are worth around $40 per car. Today, sets of these vintage Happy Meal toys could fetch up to $80.

Are Mcdonalds Toys valuable?

For fans of The Wizard of Oz and Madame Alexander dolls, there’s some good news if you kept these McDonald’s toys for the past decade. Full sets of the 12 Happy Meal dolls are going for anywhere from $42 to $130 on eBay. You might as well cash in!

What is the rarest Mcdonalds Pokemon card?

The Rarest McDonald’s Pokemon Cards

• Misprints. As with most any other set of Pokemon TCG cards, misprints and error cards tend to be both the rarest and most valuable cards on the third-party reselling market.
• Holographic Pikachu.
• Holographic Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle.

What are the most valuable Mcdonalds Beanie Babies?

The McDonald’s-exclusive line of Teenie Beanie Babies included four bears representing four different countries—Britannia from Britain, Maple from Canada, Erin from Ireland, and Glory from the U.S. In January 2019, a Britannia bear in its original packaging sold for $10,000.

How can you tell if a Beanie Baby is rare?

Rare signs list:

1. All rare TY beanies have only a TY on the swing.
2. No star on Tush tag.
3. 1993-1998.
4. PVC pellets.
5. Capital i’s look like lower case L’s on the swing tag.
6. Name and style number in combination with all of the above 1-5 are the rarest beanie babies.

What is the rarest Beanie Baby?

Peanut the Elephant

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English toye (“amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment”), probably from Middle Dutch toy, tuyg (“tools, apparatus, utensil, ornament”) as in Dutch speel-tuig (“play-thing, toy”), from Old Dutch *tiug, from Proto-Germanic *teugą (“stuff, matter, device, gear, lever”, literally “that which is drawn or pulled”), from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną (“to lead, bring, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with German Zeug (“stuff”), Danish tøj (“stuff”). Related to tug, tow.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /tɔɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Noun[edit]

toy (plural toys)

1. Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

   A grown man does not play with a child’s toy.

2. A thing of little importance or value; a trifle. [from 16th c.]

   • c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], part 1, 2nd edition, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene ii:

     tis a pretie toy to be a Poet.

   • he had deflowered the abbess, and as many besides of the nuns as he could, and leaves him withal rings, jewels, girdles, and such toys to give them still, when they came to visit him.

3. A simple, light piece of music, written especially for the virginal. [16th–17th c.]
4. Short for toy dog.
   • 1968, Jeff Griffen, The Poodle Book (page 36)

     Since standards are large dogs, they grow much more rapidly than miniatures and toys, which means that they require more supplements.

5. (obsolete) Love play, amorous dalliance; fondling. [16th–18th c.]

   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

     Then seemed him his Lady by him lay, / And to him playnd, how that false winged boy, / Her chast hart had subdewd, to learne Dame pleasures toy.

6. (obsolete) A vague fancy, a ridiculous idea or notion; a whim. [16th–17th c.]
   • , vol.1, III.i.2:

     Though they do talk with you, and seem to be otherwise employed, and to your thinking very intent and busy, still that toy runs in their mind, that fear, that suspicion, that abuse, that jealousy […].

   • c. 1608–1610, Francis Beaumont; John Fletcher, “Philaster: Or, Love Lies a Bleeding”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1679, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):

     What if a toy take ’em i’th’ heels now, and they all run away.

   • 1612, Michael Drayton, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [John Selden], editor, Poly-Olbion. Or A Chorographicall Description of Tracts, Riuers, Mountaines, Forests, and Other Parts of this Renowned Isle of Great Britaine, […], London: […] H[umphrey] L[ownes] for Mathew Lownes; I. Browne; I. Helme; I. Busbie, published 1613, →OCLC:

     Nor light and idle toys my lines may vainly swell.

7. (slang, derogatory) An inferior graffiti artist.
   • 2009, Gregory J. Snyder, Graffiti Lives: Beyond the Tag in New York’s Urban Underground (page 40)

     It is incorrect to say that toys tag and masters piece; toys just do bad tags, bad throw-ups, and bad pieces.

   • 2011, Adam Melnyk, Visual Orgasm: The Early Years of Canadian Graffiti (page 45)

     I was a toy until I met Sear, who moved here from Toronto and showed me the book Subway Art.

     2022 August 31, Babak Anvari, Namsi Khan; Babak Anvari, director, I Came By, spoken by Rave (Sean Rey), 15:22 from the start:

     DAVE COLUMBO (played by Gabriel Bisset-Smith): So, Rave, you’re a graffiti artist. RAVE: Writer. Graffiti writer. There’s a difference. DAVE COLUMBO: What do you make of “I Came By”(the practice of robbing rich people’s houses and tagging them with the words “I came by”)? RAVE: I think whoever done it is a fucking toy. I heard it’s not the same crew anymore.

8. (obsolete) An old story; a silly tale.

   • c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     More strange than true: I never may believe these antique fables, nor these fairy toys.

9. (Scotland, archaic) A headdress of linen or wool that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of the lower classes; called also toy mutch.

   • 1814 July 7, [Walter Scott], Waverley; […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh:  […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC:

     Having, moreover, put on her clean toy, rokelay, and scarlet plaid.

10. A sex toy (object or device to give sexual pleasure).
11. (slang, MLE) A gun.

    • 2013 December 23, Stephen Reynolds; Stephen Reynolds, director, Vendetta, spoken by Ronnie (Nick Nevern), 48:02 from the start:

      RONNIE: Now, that is a SIG Sauer P226. JIMMY VICKERS (played by Danny Dyer): Yeah, takes 19 in the clip. It’s effective up to 50 metres. RONNIE: Man knows his toys.

Synonyms[edit]

• See also Thesaurus:toy

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

Verb[edit]

toy (third-person singular simple present toys, present participle toying, simple past and past participle toyed)

1. (intransitive) To play (with) in an idle or desultory way.

   to toy with a piece of food on one’s plate

   Figo is toying with the English defence.

   • 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 24, page 246:

     His [Hercules’s] Lyons skin chaungd to a pall of gold, / In which forgetting warres, he onely ioyed / In combats of ſweet loue, and with his miſtreſſe toyed.

2. (intransitive) To ponder or consider.

   I have been toying with the idea of starting my own business.

3. (slang, transitive) To stimulate with a sex toy.
   • 2013, Jonathan Everest, Lady Loverly’s Chattel

     He could see her hand go to her slit, and soon she was toying herself along, breathing heavily.

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

• game

Anagrams[edit]

• Tyo, yot

Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *toy (“feast”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /toj/

Noun[edit]

toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)

1. wedding

Declension[edit]

Declension of toy
	singular	plural
nominative	toy	toylar
definite accusative	toyu	toyları
dative	toya	toylara
locative	toyda	toylarda
ablative	toydan	toylardan
definite genitive	toyun	toyların

Possessive forms of toy
	nominative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	toyum	toylarım
sənin (“your”)	toyun	toyların
onun (“his/her/its”)	toyu	toyları
bizim (“our”)	toyumuz	toylarımız
sizin (“your”)	toyunuz	toylarınız
onların (“their”)	toyu or toyları	toyları
	accusative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	toyumu	toylarımı
sənin (“your”)	toyunu	toylarını
onun (“his/her/its”)	toyunu	toylarını
bizim (“our”)	toyumuzu	toylarımızı
sizin (“your”)	toyunuzu	toylarınızı
onların (“their”)	toyunu or toylarını	toylarını
	dative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	toyuma	toylarıma
sənin (“your”)	toyuna	toylarına
onun (“his/her/its”)	toyuna	toylarına
bizim (“our”)	toyumuza	toylarımıza
sizin (“your”)	toyunuza	toylarınıza
onların (“their”)	toyuna or toylarına	toylarına
	locative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	toyumda	toylarımda
sənin (“your”)	toyunda	toylarında
onun (“his/her/its”)	toyunda	toylarında
bizim (“our”)	toyumuzda	toylarımızda
sizin (“your”)	toyunuzda	toylarınızda
onların (“their”)	toyunda or toylarında	toylarında
	ablative
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	toyumdan	toylarımdan
sənin (“your”)	toyundan	toylarından
onun (“his/her/its”)	toyundan	toylarından
bizim (“our”)	toyumuzdan	toylarımızdan
sizin (“your”)	toyunuzdan	toylarınızdan
onların (“their”)	toyundan or toylarından	toylarından
	genitive
singular	plural
mənim (“my”)	toyumun	toylarımın
sənin (“your”)	toyunun	toylarının
onun (“his/her/its”)	toyunun	toylarının
bizim (“our”)	toyumuzun	toylarımızın
sizin (“your”)	toyunuzun	toylarınızın
onların (“their”)	toyunun or toylarının	toylarının

Crimean Tatar[edit]

Noun[edit]

toy

1. wedding feast
2. banquet

Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Danish tøj, from Middle Low German tüg.

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /tʰɔiː/, /tʰœiː/

Noun[edit]

toy n (genitive singular toys, uncountable)

1. fabric

Declension[edit]

Declension of toy (singular only)
n3s	singular
indefinite	definite
nominative	toy	toyið
accusative	toy	toyið
dative	toyi	toyinum
genitive	toys	toysins

Middle French[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

• toi

Pronoun[edit]

toy

1. (in the singular, less formal) you

Synonyms[edit]

• (plural or polite singular): vous

[edit]

• te
• tu

Turkish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /toɪ/

Etymology 1[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish طوی‎, attested in Turkic from the 11th century.

Adjective[edit]

toy

1. immature, naive
2. amateur, unexperienced

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)

1. great bustard; Otis tarda

See also[edit]

• tay

Etymology 3[edit]

From Common Turkic *toy (“feast”).

Pronunciation[edit]

• IPA^(key): /toj/

Noun[edit]

toy (definite accusative toyu, plural toylar)

1. (dated) feast, wedding

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative	toy
Definite accusative	toyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	toy	toylar
Definite accusative	toyu	toyları
Dative	toya	toylara
Locative	toyda	toylarda
Ablative	toydan	toylardan
Genitive	toyun	toyların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular toyum toylarım 2nd singular toyun toyların 3rd singular toyu toyları 1st plural toyumuz toylarımız 2nd plural toyunuz toylarınız 3rd plural toyları toyları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular toyumu toylarımı 2nd singular toyunu toylarını 3rd singular toyunu toylarını 1st plural toyumuzu toylarımızı 2nd plural toyunuzu toylarınızı 3rd plural toylarını toylarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular toyuma toylarıma 2nd singular toyuna toylarına 3rd singular toyuna toylarına 1st plural toyumuza toylarımıza 2nd plural toyunuza toylarınıza 3rd plural toylarına toylarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular toyumda toylarımda 2nd singular toyunda toylarında 3rd singular toyunda toylarında 1st plural toyumuzda toylarımızda 2nd plural toyunuzda toylarınızda 3rd plural toylarında toylarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular toyumdan toylarımdan 2nd singular toyundan toylarından 3rd singular toyundan toylarından 1st plural toyumuzdan toylarımızdan 2nd plural toyunuzdan toylarınızdan 3rd plural toylarından toylarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular toyumun toylarımın 2nd singular toyunun toylarının 3rd singular toyunun toylarının 1st plural toyumuzun toylarımızın 2nd plural toyunuzun toylarınızın 3rd plural toylarının toylarının

Further reading[edit]

• toy in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

References[edit]

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “toy1”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “طوی”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1264

Uzbek[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic	той (toy)‍
Latin	toy‍
Perso-Arabic

Noun[edit]

toy (plural toylar)

1. foal