I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ cuddly ( BrE ), fluffy ( esp. BrE ), plush ( AmE ), soft ( BrE ), stuffed
▪ clockwork ( esp. BrE ), electronic , mechanical , wind-up
▪ plastic , wooden
▪ construction , educational , learning
▪ squeaky
▪ favourite/favorite
▪
My son has lost his favourite/favorite ~.
▪ expensive , new , shiny ( all often humorous )
▪
He loved buying cars and expensive ~s.
▪
My husband's abandoned me for his shiny new ~.
▪ child's , children's
▪ executive ( esp. BrE )
▪
Desktop publishing is probably the best executive ~ ever invented.
▪ boy ( informal )
▪
She introduced me to her handsome boy ~ ( = younger lover ). ( AmE )
▪
Forty-two-year-old James showed us his favourite boy ~: a train set. ( BrE )
▪ sex
VERB + TOY
▪ play with
▪ grab ( esp. AmE ), snatch ( esp. BrE )
▪
Stop grabbing Debbie's ~s!
▪
Freddie kept snatching ~s from the other children.
▪ pick up ( esp. AmE ), put away , tidy away ( esp. BrE ), tidy up ( esp. BrE )
TOY + NOUN
▪ department , library ( BrE ), shop ( esp. BrE ), store ( esp. AmE )
▪
All kinds of games can be borrowed from the ~ library.
▪ company , industry , maker , manufacturer , retailer
▪ box , chest , cupboard ( BrE )
▪ car , gun , piano , soldier , etc.
▪ boy ( BrE , informal )
▪
She has a 17-year-old ~ boy.
II.
adj.
Toy is used with these nouns: ↑ aeroplane , ↑ boat , ↑ dog , ↑ gun , ↑ piano , ↑ soldier , ↑ store , ↑ train , ↑ truck