rocking horse
Child's stationary steed
A rocking horse is a toy horse mounted on curved runners or a spring mechanism, allowing a child to sit astride and rock back and forth.
The traditional wooden rocking horse, often elaborately carved and painted, became a nursery staple in the 18th and 19th centuries: She found her grandmother's old rocking horse in the attic.
Room for infants
- playroomChildren's recreation area
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
- pretendAct as though
plaything · gift · birthday · Christmas · ride-on · wooden toy · nursery rhyme · playdate
Made from timber
- carvedCut to create form
- paintedCoated with pigment
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
- oakQuercus genus member
pine · varnish · polish · grain · joinery · mane · tail · saddle
nursery
Room for infants
- playroomChildren's recreation area
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
pretend · plaything · gift · birthday · Christmas · ride-on · wooden toy · nursery rhyme · playdate · storybook
wooden
Made from timber
- carvedCut to create form
- paintedCoated with pigment
- handcraftedMade manually, not machined
oak · pine · varnish · polish · grain · joinery · mane · tail · saddle · handles
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
keepsake · treasured · classic · timeless · sentimental · heritage · Victorian · old-fashioned · retro · bygone
sway
Rock back and forth
bob · tilt · lull · wobble · pivot · bounce · glide · undulate · jiggle · oscillate
- horse toys
- Victorian nurserybassinet, cradle, crib, high chair, nursery
- ride-on horsesspring rider, kiddie ride
- wooden horseshobbyhorse, sawhorse
- childhood playdollhouse, action figures, building blocks, pretend play, dress up
- Toylanddolls, blocks, trains, teddy bears, puzzles
rocking horsetricycle
Three-wheeled pedal vehicle
pedal car · hobby horse · carousel horse · merry-go-round · wagon
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