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

What about the ten years during which Giacometti sculpted human heads from live study, and carved innumerable miniscule figurines? —Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026

La Cocina, one of the property’s three restaurants, felt, to me, like an open-air art gallery more than a restaurant, with wooden shelves displaying ceramics and beaded figurines made by the area’s Indigenous Wixárika community. —Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026

Chicago's aunt Khloé Kardashian also posted a video of Tatum, her daughter Trueand the birthday girl dancing on a pink and white dance floor next to a personalized stage featuring cow and horse figurines, hay bales, pretty pastel balloons and ‘Chi’ in huge pink letters. —Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026

Her tree glowed with red and green nutcracker figurines tucked throughout the branches. —Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026

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