1
: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
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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However, that night the daughter's cousins snuck into her room while everyone was sleeping and stole her new dolls.
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Gi-hun relays some other hacks, including to hide behind others/out of view of the doll’s camera lenses, and as a result, a significant amount of players survive.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
Marcella Gruelle died at the age of 13 from a smallpox vaccination, ironically as her father had been granted approval for a patent for his doll called Raggedy Ann.
1920s: Radio Flyer, Lincoln Logs, pedal cars, Tinker Toys, and the Gilbert Chemistry Kit that included an experiment for explosives.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
Any toy with small pieces, like dolls' accessories or Legos, can present a choking and aspiration hazard, especially for toddlers.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Flynn, People.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Gi-hun relays some other hacks, including to hide behind others/out of view of the doll’s camera lenses, and as a result, a significant amount of players survive.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
Marcella Gruelle died at the age of 13 from a smallpox vaccination, ironically as her father had been granted approval for a patent for his doll called Raggedy Ann.
1920s: Radio Flyer, Lincoln Logs, pedal cars, Tinker Toys, and the Gilbert Chemistry Kit that included an experiment for explosives.
—Dawn Mitchell, The Enquirer, 26 Dec. 2024
Any toy with small pieces, like dolls' accessories or Legos, can present a choking and aspiration hazard, especially for toddlers.
—Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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doll
noun
ˈdäl 
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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