toy soldiers
Tiny armed figures
Toy soldiers are miniature figurines of military personnel, traditionally made of tin or lead, now typically plastic.
Children arrange them for imaginary battles; collectors display them as models.
The term extends to actual soldiers seen as expendable pawns: Politicians treat our troops like toy soldiers.
The stiff, upright posture of such figures gives us standing at attention like a toy soldier.
Life's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- vintageQuality from past eras
- heirloomInherited family treasure
- reminisceRecall past experiences fondly
keepsake · relic · bygone · sentimental · innocence · tradition · wistful · Nutcracker
Ground combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- uniformIdentical throughout
- regimentColonel-led military unit
battalion · platoon · ranks · formation · march · parade · drill · guards
Enclosed miniature scene display
- scaleMeasure of relative size
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- tinyExtremely small in size
tabletop · small-scale · pocket-sized · diminutive · pewter · lead · plastic · painted
Faculty for forming ideas
- pretendAct as though
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
games · playmates · floor · carpet · sandbox · bedroom · setup · scenario
Armed conflict between groups
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- assaultViolent offensive act
ambush · frontline · trenches · fortification · reenactment · battlefield · campaign · maneuver
Quality from past eras
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- mintAromatic culinary herb
- conditionState or stipulation
- rareSeldom found or seen
limited edition · auction · collector · investment · grading · packaging · provenance · catalogue
childhood
Life's earliest phase
reminisce · keepsake · relic · bygone · sentimental · innocence · tradition · wistful · Nutcracker · Christmas
infantry
Ground combat troops
regiment · battalion · platoon · ranks · formation · march · parade · drill · guards · redcoats
diorama
Enclosed miniature scene display
tiny · tabletop · small-scale · pocket-sized · diminutive · pewter · lead · plastic · painted · detailed
imagination
Faculty for forming ideas
- pretendAct as though
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- make-believeImaginative play or fantasy
adventure · games · playmates · floor · carpet · sandbox · bedroom · setup · scenario · stories
warfare
Armed conflict between groups
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- siegeEncirclement forcing surrender
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
assault · ambush · frontline · trenches · fortification · reenactment · battlefield · campaign · maneuver · position
vintage
Quality from past eras
rare · limited edition · auction · collector · investment · grading · packaging · provenance · catalogue · dealer
- NutcrackerClara, Fritz, Snow Queen, battle scene, party scene
- childhood playdollhouse, action figures, building blocks, pretend play, dress up
- Toylanddolls, blocks, trains, teddy bears, puzzles
- toysteddy bear, doll, dolls, stuffed animal, puzzles
- miniaturesminiatures, figurines, figurine, miniature sculptures, scale models
- Plastic Toysaction figures, plastic dolls, toy cars, toy trucks, building blocks
toy soldierscombat veterans
Soldiers with battlefield experience
military personnel · infantry · live ammunition · standing army · armed forces
toy soldiersbattlefield casualties
Dead and wounded combatants
war dead · live ammunition · killing fields · theater of war
toy soldierstea sets
Matched brewing and serving pieces
plush toys · baby dolls · stuffed animals · teddy bears · action figures