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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Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2025
Due to the lack of video evidence, what jurors did see was a reenactment, using a doll in place of the victim that was the focus on initial charges filed in September 2022.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
There will be a piñata and crafting, including Lele dolls, carnival masks and pipe cleaner chameleons.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
The doll and three-story playset — both of which Gaines helped to design — will both be available to purchase at Target, in stores and online.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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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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