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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This week, another late-night TV show was struck asunder, the Fed lowered interest rates and a new American Girl doll debuted.
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Holly J. Morris, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, as Hoorain played with a doll, Khan lamented how much Habibi had missed of their daughter’s life.
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Oh, and the talking love doll head is back as well.
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Last year, the Queen hosted a reception connected to the 100th anniversary of Queen Mary's Dolls' House, which the Royal Collection Trust touts as the world's largest and most famous doll house.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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Holly J. Morris, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
On Tuesday, as Hoorain played with a doll, Khan lamented how much Habibi had missed of their daughter’s life.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Oh, and the talking love doll head is back as well.
—Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Last year, the Queen hosted a reception connected to the 100th anniversary of Queen Mary's Dolls' House, which the Royal Collection Trust touts as the world's largest and most famous doll house.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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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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