see|Doll
English

Etymology
From Doll, a popular pet form of Dorothy.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-doll.ogg|Audio (US)

:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l

Noun
en-noun

1. A toy in the form of a human
2. colloquial Used to refer to or address a woman
3. Australian English A term of endearment (ie. darling)

Derived terms
dolly
doll up
Russian doll

Translations
trans-top|a toy in the form of a human
Chinese: �� (wán �u)
Czech: panenka f, panna f
Danish: dukke
Dutch: pop f
Finnish: nukke
French: poupée f
German: Puppe f
Greek: κο�κλα (koúkla) f
Hungarian: baba
Indonesian: boneka
Italian: bambola f
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Japanese: 人形 (�����, ningy�)
Korean: �� (inhyeong)
Kurdish: KUchar|ب��ک�� ش��ش��
Lithuanian: l�l� f
Malay: boneka
Portuguese: boneca f
Russian: к�кла (kúkla) f
Serbian: lutka f, kukla f (rarely used)
Slovak: bábika f
Spanish: muñeca f
Swedish: docka
Ukrainian: л�л�ка (ljal�ka) f
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See also
golliwog
puppet
teddy, teddy bear
w:doll|Wikipedia article on dolls

Catalan

Noun
doll

1. ray

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• 2007-12-19 16:33 - Makaokalani - etymology, fi,sv transl.

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