toy soldier
Miniature military plaything
A toy soldier is a miniature figurine of a military figure, traditionally made of tin or lead and painted in uniform.
Collections of toy soldiers have been used for play, display, and war gaming for centuries.
Figuratively, someone acting as a toy soldier follows orders unquestioningly or performs duties with stiff, mechanical obedience: He was just a toy soldier for the regime.
Life's earliest phase
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- atticSpace beneath the roof
- grandfatherFather's or mother's father
antique · shop · window · display · Nutcracker · storybook · traditional · classic
Coated with pigment
- sculptedShaped into art
- castPerformers, throw, or splint
- moldedShaped by a cast
- pewterTin-based tableware alloy
lead · tin · plastic · hand-painted · detailed · base · pose · uniform
Faculty for forming ideas
- pretendAct as though
- battleArmed military engagement
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- armyOrganized land-based military
men · playset · setup · scenario · heroes · villains · make-believe · storytelling
Ground combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
- musketeerSoldier armed with musket
drummer · standard-bearer · regiment · battalion · redcoat · hussar · guardsman · rifleman
childhood
Life's earliest phase
grandfather · antique · shop · window · display · Nutcracker · storybook · traditional · classic · tin
painted
Coated with pigment
pewter · lead · tin · plastic · hand-painted · detailed · base · pose · uniform · diorama
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
army · men · playset · setup · scenario · heroes · villains · make-believe · storytelling · reenactment
infantry
Ground combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- grenadierElite explosive-hurling soldier
musketeer · drummer · standard-bearer · regiment · battalion · redcoat · hussar · guardsman · rifleman · officer
scale
Measure of relative size
- tabletopHorizontal furniture surface
- dioramaEnclosed miniature scene display
- wargamingSimulating military conflicts recreationally
terrain · Warhammer · modeling · scenery · painting · basing · conversion · kit · detailing · magnification
vintage
Quality from past eras
limited · edition · rare · auction · heirloom · memorabilia · display · case · boxed · set
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- miniaturesminiatures, figurines, figurine, miniature sculptures, scale models
- wooden toysblocks, building blocks, rocking horse, stacking rings, spinning top
- Winter Characterssnowman, Santa Claus, Santa, Frosty, Jack Frost
- NutcrackerClara, Fritz, Snow Queen, battle scene, party scene
- wood carvingswoodcarving, carving, wood carving, wood spirit, totem poles
toy soldiercombat veteran
Person with battlefield experience
infantryman · enlisted soldier · veteran · warrior · serviceman
toy soldierwar veteran
Person who served in combat
combat veteran · fallen soldier · prisoner of war · war hero · commando
toy soldierguerrilla fighter
Irregular combatant using unconventional tactics
resistance fighter · free thinker · rebel · maverick · nonconformist