play ‧ thing /ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . formal a toy
2 . someone that you use for your own amusement or advantage, without caring about them:
men who treat women as playthings
play ‧ thing /ˈpleɪˌθɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
1 . formal a toy
2 . someone that you use for your own amusement or advantage, without caring about them:
men who treat women as playthings
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012