5: toy Dec 13, 2014

The word today is "toy" as a noun. The word originally denoted a funny story or remark, later an antic or trick, or a frivolous entertainment. This use of the word entered vocabulary at a time when something we would consider now a toy, such as a doll, was often rare. In our modern world, that is no longer true. There are excessive amount of these things which children can play with, and with this more common addition to the average child's life, the word changed meanings.