baby doll

noun

often attributive

1

: a short dress or pair of pajamas that is loose-fitting and often adorned with lace or ribbon

2

: a woman's tight-fitting casual shirt that typically has very short sleeves and flares outward slightly at the hips

Not every player inspires a 200% increase in female viewership … and a line of fast-selling baby doll T's printed with the words "Mrs. Sizemore" across the bosom.

—Allison Glock, ESPN, 31 July 2006

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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