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

Gabby also has a host of cat friends—known by their collective name the Gabby Cats—who assist in her adventures in the dollhouse. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 May 2025

Never part of a gallery, Hendry started showing her work in custom environments that became spectacles, beginning with Monochrome, a kind of life-size dollhouse in which each of seven rooms was decorated in a single, blaring color. —Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 7 Feb. 2025

Related Stories The Club C Revenge arrives in a teal upper with sparkle patent overlays, peekaboo character graphics, a shimmering lurex tongue, and a woven dollhouse label ($60). —Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 15 May 2025

The story follows Gabby and her Grandma Gigi, who team up to take back the dollhouse from an eccentric cat lady named Vera. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 13 May 2025

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