ˈdäl, ˈdȯl noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: probably from Doll, nickname for Dorothy
1.
a. : a small-scale figure of a human being (as of a baby or child) used especially as a child's plaything
busy dressing and undressing her dolls
doll clothes
b. : puppet 1a
c. : a small carved or molded figure serving as a cult object or representing a nursery-story or cartoon character
carrying a Mickey Mouse doll for good luck
2.
a. : a young woman with pretty babyish face and often frilly clothes that is sometimes featherbrained, frivolous, or giddy
the most stuck-up doll in the world — Willa Cather
b. slang : woman
a realm where men are guys, women are dolls, and gambling … is a profession — John Mason Brown
c. slang : paramour
d. slang : a male who is an object of female admiration
he is tall, handsome, and muscular. In short, he's a doll — Ethel Merman
e. : a sweet kind good-natured woman