[toy] n [ME toye] (15c) 1 obs a: flirtatious or seductive behavior b: pastime; also: a sportive or amusing act: antic
2. a: something (as a preoccupation) that is paltry or trifling b: a literary or musical trifle or diversion c: trinket, bauble
3: something for a child to play with
4: something diminutive; esp: a diminutive animal (as of a small breed or variety)
5: something that can be toyed with
6. Scot: a headdress of linen or woolen hanging down over the shoulders and formerly worn by old women of the lower classes -- toy.like adj
[2]toy vi (ca. 1529) 1: to act or deal with something lightly or without vigor or purpose
2: to engage in flirtation
3: to amuse oneself as if with a toy: play syn see trifle -- toy.er n [3]toy adj (1801) 1: resembling a toy esp. in diminutive size
2: designed or made for use as a toy "a ~ stove"