US /dɑl/ UK /dɒl/
noun name Freq #2681

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A toy made to look like a small person, especially a baby or child.

    The little girl carried her favourite doll everywhere.

  2. 2
    noun

    A kind, helpful person (informal).

    Be a doll and fetch me a glass of water, please.

  3. 3
    noun

    An affectionate name for someone you love.

    Don't worry, doll, everything will be fine.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a toy made to look like a... dolly
3 noun · an affectionate name for... darlingsweetheart
Word family
Forms dolleddollingdolls
Derived forms doll-lessdoll-likedolldomdollfacedollhooddollhousedollifieddollishdollkinddollmakerdollmakingdollship

Etymology

* As a south German surname, from toll (“mad, foolish”). * Also as a German surname, spelling variant of Thiel. * As an English surname, from the adjective dull, cognate with the first German derivation. Also compare Dill.

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