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.
Phrases and idioms:
doll's house
1. a miniature toy house for dolls.
2 a very small house.
Etymology: pet form of the name Dorothy