How to pronounce “plaything” in English

more or less, a plaything for kids.

And it became very clear that they too were questioning the broader sentiment that emoji were simple little playthings, throwaways, a trend

There's no reason for them to really consider games as something more than just these little playthings.

At this point, I had accepted that my children were using emoji, not necessarily as a language, but as an expressive plaything.

the waist up. And she called me up and said, "Oh gosh, I don't know, I mean I'm trying to tell my son that girls aren't playthings and then this girl emails this to him --