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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David Ingram, NBC news, 15 May 2026
The thing that first struck Sawyer was his giant collection of dolls.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 14 May 2026
The craft class for schoolgirls — including how to fabricate doll furniture — would be continued Tuesday and Thursday afternoons for the duration of the summer.
—Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Sabrina’s a doll, so wonderful and charming and real.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 17 May. 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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