1
: a small-scale figure of a human being used especially as a child's plaything
2
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My aunt collects porcelain dolls.
there was a row of dolls along the shelf in the bedroom
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Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Did a kid eat a battery somewhere and now I'm forced to use a power drill to disassemble a $10 talking Frozen doll?
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Mar. 2025
Watch See on Apple TV+ Servant M. Night Shyamalan created the popular Apple TV+ horror series Servant, about a young couple who adopt a lifelike therapy doll to cope with the tragic loss of their infant son.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Well, that's what some people are doing for this monster doll from China called Labubu.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 1 Apr. 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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