doll
- noun
- /dɑl/
- Each doll in the collection has a unique design and comes with its own accessories.
- play with dolls
- dolls and toys
- Barbie dolls
This is a very crudely made doll of a friend Dresher.
- This is a very crudely made doll of a friend Dresher.
- We're we play with baby dolls, we Playhouse.
- They grew up playing with stone dolls and eating wooden candy.
- Like the doll from the the big comfy couch.
- They gave each person in the marriage a voodoo doll representing their spouse.
- No, he's he's stealing my kids dolls head, He's stealing my kids dog.
- That's like that super, super light baby doll pink satin Sheen.
- Like he's a he's a Ken doll with no genitalia.
- Are child sex dolls ethical in your view?
Examples
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A collection of antique dolls was arranged on a shelf under the window.
Fiction book (1991) -
An Ariel Princess doll that we were gonna share.
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No one could remember seeing the doll before, or the child who had left it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Five sets of age-appropriate toys were used in the play, such as farm animals, dolls, furniture, and vehicles.
Academic text (2015) -
The girls' rooms both looked the same, every surface littered with dolls, drawings, incomplete projects, and activities.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Penelope looked at the battered doll, which was propped up next to her.
Fiction book (1991) -
One more shows me ministering quite maternally to a doll cradled in my arms.
Fiction book (1990) -
We don't need any more Barbie dolls saying "Math class is hard."
Academic text (1995) -
My daughter loves playing with her new doll and takes it everywhere she goes.
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She carefully arranged her doll on the shelf next to her books as part of her decoration.
Synonyms
An object made for children to play with, like a doll or car
A doll moved by hand or strings for shows
A popular fashion doll for children with many outfits and styles
A small toy that looks like a person for children to play with
A cloth doll filled with stuffing and with a painted or stitched face
A small toy made from paper, cut or folded to look like a person
A small toy with a large head on a spring that nods when tapped
A set of wooden dolls in different sizes that fit one inside another
A toy that looks like a baby for children to play with
A small cloth toy filled with sawdust for children to play with
A small puppet you wear on your hand and move with your fingers
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Etymology
Doll began as a pet name like Dolly, and people started using that name for small, loved toy figures. So a doll is a little model of a person that children play with.