0 a child's toy in the shape of a small person or baby
1 a child’s toy in the shape of a person, esp. a baby or child
She’s a doll, she’s a love, she really is.
This cuddly baby doll comes with her own blanket and bottle.
I found her sobbing in the bedroom because she'd broken her favourite doll.
She collects dolls.
In good condition, dolls from this period sell for £500 apiece.
Interestingly, the great engineer Tanaka Hisashige, founder of the company that would eventually become TOSHIBA, actually started his career in the early 19th century as a maker of Karakuri dolls.
Karakuri dolls, for example, were seen as more than models; they were respected as an art form.
