n. & v.
n. 1 a small model of a human figure, esp. a baby or a child, as a child's toy. 2 a colloq. a pretty but silly young woman. b sl. a young woman, esp. an attractive one. 3 a ventriloquist's dummy.
v.tr. & intr. (foll. by up) dress up smartly. doll's house 1 a miniature toy house for dolls. 2 a very small house.
[ pet form of the name Dorothy ]