musical toy

Noise-making amusement

A musical toy is any plaything designed to produce sounds or music—from simple rattles and xylophones to electronic keyboards and toy pianos.

These toys introduce children to rhythm, melody, and cause-and-effect relationships: She banged on her musical toy until we hid the batteries.

The category ranges from instruments scaled for small hands to plush animals that play lullabies when squeezed.

Related

bells · tinkling · jingle · twinkle twinkle · Fisher-Price · nursery · playroom · busy board · colorful · plastic · melody · lullaby · sing along · wind-up · squeaky · pull string · light up · plinking

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Opposites
professionalism/seriousness

musical toyorchestral instrument

Device for symphonic performance

brass instrument · woodwind instrument · classical guitar

sound production vs. silence

musical toystuffed animal

Soft toy with filling

building blocks · puzzle · action figure · doll · toy car

child play vs. adult work

musical toymixing console

Audio signal control panel

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G