Barbie
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1.5
- proper noun
- /ˈbɑːrbi/
:
muñeca Barbie
- It's Mattel and Barbie created a South Asian CEO Barbie doll after me.
- Barbie dolls
- Barbie and Ken
- blonde Barbie
And I played with that Barbie Dream house to death.
- And I played with that Barbie Dream house to death.
- The Girl Scouts are being criticized for their Barbie participation patch.
- Also, why did they not have like a Barbie pink blush?
Examples
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And I played with that Barbie Dream house to death.
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Today we have a Barbie in the house.
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Other girls were playing Barbie and dress up.
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This is where Barbie hangs up all of her outfits.
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On her sixth birthday, I found her packing up the new Barbie doll her grandmother had sent her.
Academic text (1998) -
And she joins the rest of Barbie's Inspiring Women collection.
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She gave me a Barbie doll, so I gave her a big old hug.
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My father escorted me back to my room, and I selected Barbie and Ken from my toy chest.
Fiction book (1999) -
My sister loves dressing up her Barbie dolls in new outfits.
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We set up a playdate so the kids could enjoy their Barbie toys together.
Synonyms
4
2.0
A cloth doll filled with stuffing and with a painted or stitched face
1
2.4
A toy that looks like a baby for children to play with
Compounds
- Jargon
A fan who supports a romantic relationship between Barbie and another character, for example Ken
Surface Forms
Etymology
Barbie the doll was named after Barbara, the daughter of one of the toy's creators, and they used her nickname 'Barbie' as the toy's name. That's why Barbie now means the famous fashion doll.