soft toys

Cuddly bedroom companions

Soft toys are plush stuffed animals or figures made from fabric and filled with soft material like cotton or synthetic fiber.

The British term corresponds to American *stuffed animals*.

Children sleep with them, collect them, win them at carnivals: Her bed was covered in soft toys.

The category includes teddy bears, dolls, and character merchandise.

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material texture/construction

soft toysplastic toys

Synthetic molded playthings

wooden toys · porcelain dolls · tin toys · ceramic figurines · building blocks

toy type/play function

soft toysaction figures

Jointed miniature character toys

toy vehicles · toy soldiers · remote control cars · board games · video games

play style/function

soft toysaction figures

Jointed miniature character toys

building blocks · model kits · mechanical toys · vehicles · board games

Family

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