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

An old bookshelf that has seen better days can become a dollhouse, wine hutch, or window seat with a little creativity. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026

The on-site Live Más Café will be themed as a dollhouse and will be a pretty pink escape from the festival. — Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 27 Aug. 2026

For centuries, Arctic cold has kept plant life small, a sort of dollhouse of Earth's miniatures. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Weyant has long explored an eerie dollhouse motif in her work. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 18 Aug. 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