1
: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
Examples of doll in a Sentence
My aunt collects porcelain dolls.
there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom
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Harriet Beecher Stowe mentioned such a doll in her book Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
To celebrate American Girl’s 40th anniversary, the brand released a line of 14-inch dolls that reimagine Felicity, Addy, Molly, Kirsten, Samantha, and Josefina as modern girls.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
This playset features a micro doll (standing just one inch tall) and eight accessories.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 25 Feb. 2026
Mike Johnson had his little beige tie and his spectacles and his flag pin and his salt-and-pepper hair, neatly in place, and his pink Kewpie-doll cheeks, and he was just thrilled to be visited by the president.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
To celebrate American Girl’s 40th anniversary, the brand released a line of 14-inch dolls that reimagine Felicity, Addy, Molly, Kirsten, Samantha, and Josefina as modern girls.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2026
This playset features a micro doll (standing just one inch tall) and eight accessories.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 25 Feb. 2026
Mike Johnson had his little beige tie and his spectacles and his flag pin and his salt-and-pepper hair, neatly in place, and his pink Kewpie-doll cheeks, and he was just thrilled to be visited by the president.
—Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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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
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