I always give it a ball to play with 一句中with是何意?这句该怎么翻译呢？

I always give it a ball to play with 一句中with是何意?
这句该怎么翻译呢？

我经常给它（一看就知道,他指得是小狗、小猫一类的)球玩
with 不能去掉,play with somebody（和某人玩）
play with something（玩某个东西）固定用法

不能。那是固定搭配，play with the ball

with 不能去掉，play with somebody
play with something 是固定用法

我经常给它（他指得是小狗、小猫一类的宠物)球玩

不可以。play with the ball。与球一起玩耍