doll

noun

ˈdäl 

ˈdȯl

1

: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything

2

a(1)

: a pretty but often empty-headed young woman

(2)

: woman

b

: darling, sweetheart

c

: an attractive person

dollish

ˈdä-lish 

ˈdȯ-

adjective

dollishly adverb

dollishness noun

Synonyms

• action figure
• dolly
• poppet [Midland]
• puppet

Examples of doll in a Sentence

My aunt collects porcelain dolls.

there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom

Recent Examples on the Web

Immerse yourself in the Gentle Monster x Bratz world, complete with a massive, interactive Bratz doll object and Gentle Monster’s ultramodern 2025 Pocket Collection. —Alia Yee Noll, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025

First introduced via a line of dolls in 2010, Monster High centers around a fictional high school attended by the teenage children of famous monsters. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 June 2025

However, some children said their favorite Barbie dolls were the white Barbies with straight hair, Kambe said. —Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 3 June 2025

Other Wednesday dolls and action figures have previously been released by such toys and collectibles companies as Mattel and Mezco. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably from Doll, nickname for Dorothy

First Known Use

circa 1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing doll

• Barbie doll
• bobblehead doll
• doll's house
• doll up
• rag doll

Rhymes for doll

• ahl
• all
• aul
• bawl
• brawl
• call
• caul
• crawl
• dol
• drawl
• fall
• gall

Kids Definition

doll

noun

ˈdäl 

ˈdȯl

1

: a small figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything

2

a

: a pretty young woman

b

: an attractive person