Meaning

12 senses
  1. A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.

    Puppe

    ку́клаkúkla, ля́лькаljálʹka, пупс

    ля́лькаljálʹka, ку́клаkúkla

    a small replica of a person; used as a toy

  2. (slang)An attractive young woman.

    informal terms for a (young) woman

  3. An attractive young woman.

    (slang)A transgender woman or transfeminine person, especially one that has a highly sexual and feminine personal style.

  4. (slang)A transgender woman or transfeminine person, in general.

  5. (Australia, Scotland, US, dated)A term of endearment

  6. (US)A good-natured, cooperative or helpful person.

    Won't you be a doll and fetch me a glass of water?

  7. The smallest or pet pig in a litter.

  8. A short signal post mounted on a bracket mounted on the main signal post, or on a signal gantry.

  9. (slang)A barbiturate or amphetamine pill.

  10. (Internet)A pixel art depiction of a person, typically customized from a base template.

  11. A temporary barrier used in horse racing.

  12. (US, obsolete)Synonym of dollar.

Examples

412 sentences
  1. That girl has a lovely doll.

    У тієї дівчинки - гарна лялька.

    ruУ той девочки восхитительная кукла.

    deDieses Mädchen hat eine niedliche Puppe.

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  2. I collect dolls from different countries.

    Я збираю ляльок з різних країн.

    ruЯ коллекционирую кукол из разных стран.

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  3. She is playing with a doll.

    Вона бавиться з лялькою.

    deSie spielt mit einer Puppe.

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  4. Mary used to play with dolls.

    Раніше Мері грала з ляльками.

    ruМэри часто играла с куклами.

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  5. Mary gave away all her dolls.

    Мері роздала всіх свої ляльок.

    ruМэри раздала всех своих кукол.

    deMaria gab all ihre Puppen weg.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a toy in the form of a human:
Русский
By meaning 1
a toy in the form of a human:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a toy in the form of a human:

Origin

From Doll, pet form of the given name Dorothy. Probably variant of archaic dool (“boundar

From Doll, pet form of the given name Dorothy.

Probably variant of archaic dool (“boundary marker”).

Clipping of dollar.

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Forms

plural: dolls / dollz
Singulardoll
Pluraldolls / dollz

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

45 related words

Collocations

3 patterns
  • play with dolls
  • her a doll
  • with a doll

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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