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toy soldier

toy soldier noun: a figurine created to resemble a miniature of a person outfitted for military combat.

toy soldier: a figurine created to resemble a miniature of a person outfitted for military combat
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Noun

toy soldier (plural toy soldiers)

  1. A figurine created to resemble a miniature of a person outfitted for military combat.
    • The privileged son of a Detroit auto executive who grew up chubby and lonesome, playing by himself with 2,000 toy soldiers in an empty room of a suburban mansion, Mr. Williams, as a boy, hardly fit the stereotype of someone who would grow to become a brainy comedian, or a goofy one, but he was both.2014 August 11, Dave Itzkoff, “Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 in Suspected Suicide”, in New York Times

Forms of toy soldier

pluraltoy soldiers

Questions about toy soldier

What does toy soldier mean?
Toy soldier means a figurine created to resemble a miniature of a person outfitted for military combat.
What part of speech is toy soldier?
Toy soldier is a noun.
What is the plural of toy soldier?
The plural of toy soldier is toy soldiers.

Words near toy soldier in the dictionary

  1. toy poodles
  2. toy problem
  3. toy problems
  4. toy shop
  5. toy shops
  6. toy soldier
  7. toy soldiers
  8. toy store
  9. toy stores
  10. toy theories
  11. toy theory

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