doll

noun

ˈdäl How to pronounce doll (audio)
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
c
: an attractive person
dollish
ˈdä-lish How to pronounce doll (audio)
ˈdȯ-
adjective
dollishly adverb
dollishness noun

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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The global rise of Labubu this year can be largely attributed to the success of Pop Mart’s third generation of Labubu plush doll blind box series, Big Into Energy, released in April. Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2025 There are Mauro Shampoo dolls, Mauro Shampoo T-shirts, Mauro Shampoo wigs. Jack Lang, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 Huang has also bought dupe Croc shoes, Prada sunglasses and a Lafufu, the dupe of the popular trending Labubu doll. Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025 The doll-like pink-and-silver monster is obsessed with — what else? Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doll

Word History

Etymology

probably from Doll, nickname for Dorothy

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of doll was circa 1700

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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

doll

noun
ˈdäl How to pronounce doll (audio)
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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