1. An auxiliary activity
   "Photography was her hobby, while teaching remained her primary career";
   - avocation, by-line, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity
    
2. A child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
   "The little girl gleefully rocked back and forth on her wooden hobby";
   - hobbyhorse, rocking horse
    
3. Small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
   "The hobby demonstrated impressive aerial agility while hunting dragonflies";
   - Falco subbuteo

Derived forms: hobbies

Type of: falcon, interest, pastime, plaything, pursuit, toy

Part of: Falco, genus Falco

Encyclopedia: Hobby, William