doll

noun

ˈdäl 

ˈdȯl

1

: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything

2

a(1)

: a pretty but often empty-headed young woman

(2)

: woman

b

: darling, sweetheart

c

: an attractive person

dollish

ˈdä-lish 

ˈdȯ-

adjective

dollishly adverb

dollishness noun

Synonyms of doll

• dolly
• puppet

Examples of doll in a Sentence

My aunt collects porcelain dolls.

there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom

Recent Examples on the Web

Funston used a Barbie doll to lure the victim who spoke with The Times into his vehicle in Foothill Farms in 1995. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026

Barbie launched its first autistic doll, in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience the world around them. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026

Even Pop Mart, the toy maker behind the Labubu dolls, also operates a theme park in Beijing. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 18 Feb. 2026

Even when a child does not see themselves exactly in a doll, the doll can still start conversations with classmates, siblings or parents that might not otherwise happen. —Tiffany Hodges, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably from Doll, nickname for Dorothy

First Known Use

1693, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing doll

• Barbie doll
• bobblehead doll
• doll's house
• doll up
• rag doll

Rhymes for doll

• ahl
• all
• aul
• bawl
• brawl
• call
• caul
• crawl
• dol
• drawl
• fall
• gall

Kids Definition

doll

noun

ˈdäl 

ˈdȯl

1

: a small figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything

2

a

: a pretty young woman

b

: an attractive person