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dolly

dolly

64 1.0
A small toy that looks like a person for children to play with
  • noun
  • /ˈdɑːli/
translation icon : muñeca
  • Every night, the child hugged her dolly as she went to sleep.

Examples

Synonyms

doll
vsdolly
738 1.0

A small person-shaped toy that children play with

has identical meaning but is the alternative term used in the key description
puppet
vsdolly
178 1.9

A doll moved by hand or strings for shows

is a child play figure rather than one intended chiefly for performance
Barbie
vsdolly
146 1.5

A popular fashion doll for children with many outfits and styles

is the general small person toy not tied to a brand or fashion
bobblehead
vsdolly
12 3.6

A small toy figure with an oversized head that moves

is the ordinary child toy lacking the distinctive movable oversized head
paper doll
vsdolly
  • Baby Talk
3 1.8

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

refers to the same child toy but without the specific paper material
bobblehead doll
vsdolly
1 4.0

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

is a general small person toy without the novelty bobbing head feature
babydoll
vsdolly
1 2.4

A toy that looks like a baby for children to play with

represents a person in general rather than specifically an infant

Compounds

trolley dolly
  • Offensive
9.8

An informal word for a person who serves food and drinks on a plane

How Realistic

mannequin
33 4.6
babydoll
1 2.4
dolly
64 1.0
figurine
37 5.3

Surface Forms

dolly singular
dollies plural

Morphology

dolly = doll (transparent) = doll + y

Formed by the productive suffix '-y' from 'doll', so its meaning as a small or affectionate form of 'doll' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Dolly comes from the simple word doll, a small toy person, with the friendly ending -y that makes it 'little' or cute, so a dolly is just a small toy that looks like a person.