Definition

1. 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

1. shop where toys are sold