Toyland

Where dolls live

Toyland is an imaginary place where toys come from, live, or are plentiful—a fantasy realm associated with childhood wonder and Christmas.

It appears in holiday songs, children's stories, and as a name for toy stores or toy sections of department stores.

By extension, toyland can describe any environment dominated by toys or toylike abundance: Walking into the playroom was like entering toyland.

childhood

playroom

Children's recreation area

dolls · blocks · trains · teddy bears · rocking horse · play mat · crib mobile · building blocks · jack-in-the-box · spinning top

retail

FAO Schwarz

Upscale toy retailer

packaging · wish list · catalog · inventory · collectibles · action figures · dolls · games · puzzles · stuffed animals

fantasy

imagination

Faculty for forming ideas

whimsy · make-believe · dreamland · fairyland · storybook · Nutcracker · cartoon · animated · fantasia · playland

song

operetta

Comic musical theater piece

melody · Christmas carol · nursery rhyme · lullaby · children's music · singalong · tin soldiers · parade

Opposites
developmental stage/maturity

Toylandadulthood

State of being grown

maturity · adulting · responsibility · parenthood · middle age

fantasy vs. reality

Toylandreality

What actually exists

harsh reality · everyday life · actuality · grim reality · disillusionment

activity type

Toylandwork

Effort toward a goal

workplace · factory floor · salt mines · drudgery · labor

Family

land, toy, toys, plaything, toying, toyed, playthings, toyshop, toyshops

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G