toy soldier en · NOUN
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toy soldiers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (11)
fi leikkisotilas (toy soldier) · pl żołnierzyk (toy soldier) · de Spielzeugsoldat (toy soldier) · pt soldadinho (toy soldier) · pt soldado de brinquedo (toy soldier) · el στρατιωτάκι (toy soldier) · it soldatino (toy soldier) · ru солда́тик (toy soldier) · sv leksakssoldat (toy soldier) · tr oyuncak asker (toy soldier) · kk ойыншық әскер (toy soldier)