doll

Examples

• All

• I am not a doll!

  The Wild (2006)

• Hi, doll.

  The Parent Trap (1998)

• Oh, honey, sweet dip, sugar, baby doll!

  Working Girls (1987)

• Oh, doll, I just got done golfing.

• I'm telling you, doll, you got to be demanding, bro.

• Thanks, doll.

  Dicks: The Musical (2023)

• You're a doll.

  The Good Girl (2002)

• You're such a sweet doll; I love how kind you are.

• When she walked in, I thought, wow, what a lovely doll.

• Stop being so shy, doll; just be yourself!

Synonyms

G

girl

vsdoll

• Informal

∞ 1.0

A grown woman who meets and talks with other women

is aimed at younger women and feels more playful and familiar

B

bird

vsdoll

• Slang

338 9.7

A young woman used informally to mean a girlfriend

is a playful affectionate term used broadly, not only British

D

dame

vsdoll

• Archaic

44 7.7

An old informal word for a woman often used in films

is more playful and affectionate rather than dated in tone

P

poppet

vsdoll

• Archaic

7 7.8

A small doll or a name for a sweet child

is directed at young adult women rather than children or toys

D

dollface

vsdoll

• Informal

4 8.2

A friendly name for a woman with a pretty, young face to show affection

is a more general affectionate name for a young woman

Idioms

L

like a porcelain doll

• Informal

1 8.2

Appearing delicate, fragile, and pale like a fine doll

Compounds

R

rag doll

4 2.0

A cloth doll filled with stuffing and with a painted or stitched face

P

paper doll

• Baby Talk

3 1.8

A small toy made from paper, cut or folded to look like a person

R

rag doll

• Specialized

2 5.8

In video games, a character that falls limp and moves like a cloth doll

B

bobblehead doll

1 4.0

A small toy with a large head on a spring that nods when tapped

R

Russian doll

1 3.7

A set of wooden dolls in different sizes that fit one inside another

B

bobblehead doll

• Offensive

7.8

A person who always agrees with others without thinking

G

glove doll

6.7

A small puppet you wear on your hand and move with your fingers

S

sawdust doll

• Archaic

9.9

A small cloth toy filled with sawdust for children to play with

How Affectionate

love

• Informal

772 1.0

sweetheart

• Informal

∞ 1.0

darling

• Informal

∞ 1.0

doll

• Informal

186 7.6

dear

• Informal

29 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology