soft toy

Meanings

nounsoft toy (plural soft toys)

AustraliaSouth AfricaUKA toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.
So far this year, SWR's lost property team has been looking after 19 soft toys (and counting) at London Waterloo station. The operator shared images and details of the toys on social media.
2021 September 22, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 940, page 94
Synonyms: cuddly toy, stuffed toy, stuffie, stuffy

nounA toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children.

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Also see

Chinese Cantonese 公仔

Finnish pehmolelu

French peluche, toutou

German Kuscheltier

Italian peluche, pelusce

Japanese 縫い包み

Polish maskotka, pluszak

Russian плюшевая игрушка

Swedish kramdjur, mjukdjur

Turkish peluş oyuncak

Vietnamese đồ chơi nhồi bông

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