"soft toy" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-soft toy.ogg [Australia] Forms: soft toys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} soft toy (plural soft toys)
  1. (British, Australia) A toy made of a soft material, usually stuffed with cotton, straw, beans, or other materials, and typically intended as a plaything for children. Tags: Australia, British Categories (topical): Toys Synonyms: cuddly toy, stuffed toy, stuffie, stuffy Hypernyms: toy Hyponyms: amigurumi, plushie, plush toy, stuffed animal, teddy, teddy bear Translations (toy made of a soft material): peluche [feminine] (French), toutou [Quebec, masculine] (French), nounours [masculine] (French), maskotka [feminine] (Polish), pluszak [masculine] (Polish), przytulanka [feminine] (Polish), kramdjur [neuter] (Swedish), mjukdjur [neuter] (Swedish), mjukisdjur [neuter] (Swedish), gosdjur [neuter] (Swedish), gosedjur [neuter] (Swedish), peluş oyuncak (Turkish), đồ chơi nhồi bông (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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