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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Atop their eyes, models wore colorful appliques in shades of pastel blue, purple, and pink, trimmed with curly fabric meant to resemble those blinking doll lashes of yore, a la a '60s Blythe doll all dressed up.
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 July 2024
In these tests, children were given a white doll with yellow hair and a brown doll with black hair.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Mellie Phillips, a Black woman who designed hair for Mattel dolls, came up with a short, curly hairstyle.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
Once the doll hit the market, Black children could be the stars of their own Barbie stories.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
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Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 July 2024
In these tests, children were given a white doll with yellow hair and a brown doll with black hair.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 June 2024
Mellie Phillips, a Black woman who designed hair for Mattel dolls, came up with a short, curly hairstyle.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2024
Once the doll hit the market, Black children could be the stars of their own Barbie stories.
—Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
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“Doll.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doll. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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