figurine

noun

fig·​u·​rine ˌfi-g(y)ə-ˈrēn 

: a small carved or molded figure : statuette

Synonyms of figurine

• doll
• sculpture
• statuette
• figure

Examples of figurine in a Sentence

his collection of figurines includes toy soldiers from every war that America has fought

Recent Examples on the Web

Your thrift store may accept figurines or pieces separately, but incomplete sets may be harder to sell. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2025

The elaborate display also includes a skating rink with moving figurines, a tavern, a Dairy Queen and a dress shop with mannequins in the window. —Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025

Earlier this month, a treasure trove of 225 funerary figurines was discovered inside a tomb in the ancient Egyptian capital of Tanis in the Nile Delta. —CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025

According to Disney, Google even supplied a Gemini prompt that users could adapt to generate figurines of Disney characters. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 11 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from French, going back to Middle French, borrowed from Italian figurina, from figura "shape, figure entry 1" (going back to Latin figūra) + -ina, feminine of -ino, diminutive suffix (going back to Latin -īnus, suffix of appurtenance)

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for figurine

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

figurine

noun

fig·​u·​rine ˌfig-(y)ə-ˈrēn 

: a small carved or molded figure