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# doll

noun (a doll, dolls); verb (doll up — informal: dolled up)

«doll» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A doll is a toy shaped like a baby, child or person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#m1)
2. (informal, old-fashioned) Doll is a word for a pretty or kind person: «You're a doll.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#m2)
3. (informal) To get dolled up means to dress up nicely for a special event. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#m3)

### In the lessons

In children's stories and play dolls are toys; maths problems may count or share dolls. In casual speech «dolled up» means dressed smartly. Phrases: «doll's house» (UK), «dollhouse» (US), «rag doll», «dolled up».

### Examples

- My little sister plays with her doll every day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#x1)
- Gran made me a rag doll. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#x2)
- The doll's house has six rooms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#x3)
- Mia has 4 dolls and gets 3 more; how many does she have now? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#x4)
- They got all dolled up for the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#x5)
- Thanks for helping, you're a doll. (informal) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#x6)
- Why, it was her doll that helped Vasilissa. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/#x7)

### Note

Countable. «Doll's house» is UK; «dollhouse» is US. Calling a woman «doll» can sound old-fashioned or rude today.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doll» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doll/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doll» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doll.html) on Mova free.