toylineage
/ˈtɔɪˌlɪnɪɪdʒ/nounVerified NewAlso in: Spielzeugstammbaum (Deutsch) · juguetelinaje (Español) · jouetlignée (Français)
The generational chain through which a toy passes from child to child to cousin, accumulating history.
The bear has three names, a missing ear, and a documented custody history. Toylineages outlive the childhoods they serve and end, usually, in a box labeled with an arrow. Parents track them more carefully than the children do.
Etym. — toy + lineage — descent traced in plush and plastic.
Rel. — cousinhandshake · kinjunkdrawer
Novelty check: APPROVE
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