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toyshop

toyshop

1.0
A shop that sells toys for children
  • noun
  • /ˈtɔɪˌʃɑp/
  • UK
translation icon : tienda de juguetes
  • Shortly after acquiring the house from the famous toyshop owner Mrs. Chenevix, he compared it to an objet d'art: "It is a little plaything that I got out of Mrs. Chevenix's shop and is the prettiest bauble you ever saw."

Examples

  • The children were thrilled to visit the toyshop filled with colorful dolls and games.

  • She found the perfect birthday present for her son at the local toyshop.

  • Every Saturday, they would go to the toyshop to see the latest action figures and stuffed animals.

Synonyms

Toyland
vstoyshop
2.9

A shop that sells toys and games for children

is the general word for any shop selling toys for children not a brand

How Big

superstore
13 2.3
toyshop
  • UK
1.0
stall
38 1.0

Surface Forms

toyshop singular
toyshops plural

Morphology

toyshop = toy + shop (transparent) = toy + shop

A direct compound of 'toy' + 'shop' whose meaning is clearly 'a shop selling toys'.

Etymology

Toyshop is made from the two simple words toy and shop. Toy means 'plaything' and shop means 'place to buy things', so a toyshop is a shop that sells things for play.