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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See, there’s this scary monkey toy—a vintage windup doll that creepily plays the drums—and whenever it gets set off, someone around it dies. David Sims, The Atlantic, 21 Feb. 2025 Fashioning Wonder includes some exquisite doll sized clothing and accessories, were traditional objects that might have been included in someone’s collection of curiosities? Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025 To commemorate the anniversary, Kitty Black Perkins worked with Barbie to create a celebratory doll–the doll is available for sale at Mattel Shop’s webstore. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 19 Feb. 2025 Four months after having my baby, I was partially convinced someone had made a voodoo doll of me and was ripping out my strands in sizable, gasp-worthy clumps. Gina Vaynshteyn, Flow Space, 19 Feb. 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 25 Feb. 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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