Minimal pairs
noun
name
Freq #2681
Meanings
-
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
noun
A kind, helpful person (informal).
Be a doll and fetch me a glass of water, please.
-
3
noun
An affectionate name for someone you love.
Don't worry, doll, everything will be fine.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
noun
· a toy made to look like a...
dolly
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.