dollhouse

noun

doll·​house ˈdäl-ˌhau̇s 

ˈdȯl-

variants or less commonly doll's house or dolls' house

1

: a child's small-scale toy house

2

: a dwelling so small as to suggest a house for dolls

Examples of dollhouse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The actors often shot separately, Macfadyen with his lab pals and Banks on the dollhouse set looking at a pair of eyeballs 40 feet in the air to give her an eyeline to work with. —Sarah Rodman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Mar. 2026

He’d already been fascinated by watching his daughter, Cassidy, play with a dollhouse. —Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026

The Pussycat Dolls may be getting the band back together, but there are some absences in the dollhouse. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 21 Mar. 2026

Silicone slip dresses with lace motifs, neon fringe, and fuzzy frocks worn over neon tights and see-through PVC shoes that could've been pulled from a dollhouse. —Kevin Huynh, InStyle, 12 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1783, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for dollhouse

• alehouse
• almshouse
• backhouse
• baghouse
• bakehouse
• bathhouse
• bauhaus
• blockhouse
• boathouse
• brewhouse
• bunkhouse
• clubhouse

Kids Definition

dollhouse

noun

doll·​house ˈdäl-ˌhau̇s 

ˈdȯl-

: a child's small toy house