Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Plaything \Play"thing`\, n.
   A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.

         A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the playthings
         of a little more advanced age.           --Locke.

Source : WordNet®

plaything
     n : an artifact designed to be played with [syn: {toy}]