toyshop
/'tɔiʃɔp/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A shop where toys are sold: A retail establishment whose primary business is the sale of toys and playthings.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- We went to the toyshop to buy a birthday present for my nephew.
- The old-fashioned toyshop on the corner is filled with wooden trains and dolls.
Advanced Usage
- As a compound noun: The word "toyshop" is a closed compound noun formed from "toy" + "shop." It functions as a single unit to name a specific type of store.
- The city's most famous toyshop has been in business for over a hundred years.
Variants and Related Words
- Toy store (n): A common alternative term with the same meaning as "toyshop."
- The large toy store at the mall has an entire section dedicated to board games.
Synonyms
- Toy store: A shop selling toys.
- Plaything shop: A less common, more formal synonym.
Related Phrases
- (To be) like a kid in a toyshop: An idiom describing someone who is extremely excited and delighted by the variety and abundance of things around them.
- When he entered the electronics convention, he was like a kid in a toyshop.
Noun
- shop where toys are sold