1
: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
Examples of doll in a Sentence
My aunt collects porcelain dolls.
there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom
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Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
29 June 2026
Rodrigo caught heat after performing in a baby-doll dress with bloomers beneath last month in Spain.
—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 June 2026
Interactive stations allow customers to personalize handbags, create custom makeup kits, adopt dolls complete with birth certificates and customize Brio train sets.
—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Stanichi noted that the face of the doll has actually changed almost every 10 years.
—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
27 June 2026
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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
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