noun

doll

dol

noun

A toy made in the likeness of a human figure, often a child's plaything.

"She still keeps the doll her grandmother gave her as a child."

Informal: an attractive or likeable person, often used as a term of endearment.

""Thanks, doll," she said, taking the coffee he'd brought her."

verb

"Doll up": to dress oneself in an elaborate or glamorous way.

"They dolled themselves up for the awards ceremony."

How to Use Doll

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMost commonly, a child's toy figure; also used informally as a friendly or admiring way to address someone.

Common pairings

doll up a china doll play with dolls

Word Forms

dolled past tense, dolled past tense, dolled past tense, dolls plural, dollz plural, dolls plural, dolls plural, dolls singular, dolls singular, dolls singular

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Etymology

From "Doll," a pet form of the name Dorothy, which came to be applied to toy figures and, later, to attractive people.

Rhymes for doll

roll toll moll poll Holl troll atoll knoll droll Kroll stroll scroll

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