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dollhouse

American  
[dol-hous] / ˈdɒlˌhaʊs /
especially British, doll's house

noun

  • dollhouses
    plural
  1. a miniature house the scale of children's dolls.

  2. a cozy, diminutive home, as a small cottage or housetrailer.


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Etymology

Origin of dollhouse

First recorded in 1775–85; doll + house

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Because for every luxury brand outpost on Madison Avenue, there’s a small business that specializes in dollhouse furniture or German meats or food and drink books.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 15, 2025

The two accompanied one another as they walked through bookcases filled with leather-bound volumes, before inspecting some of the miniatures made especially for the world's largest dollhouse.

From BBC Sep. 18, 2025

A crabitat is kind of like a dollhouse with living inhabitants, each with a distinct personality.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2025

After the fires, she expects to see more play about fire engines or a fire in a dollhouse.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 11, 2025

Interior rooms were now visible, like a broken dollhouse.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

Morrison said the agency found that some aftermarket inflaters have been brought into the country stuffed inside items like toys and dollhouses.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

From her hospital room, she bought more dolls, commissioned dollhouses, bid at auctions and rebuffed hospital officials when they pressed too often for donations.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2024

Some dealers still play with foam core models that resemble dollhouses.

From New York Times May 2, 2024

Where classic dollhouses were intended to prepare girls for a life of domesticity Barbie's den prioritized good times.

From Salon Jul. 15, 2023

Irene and I used to spend hours with that thing, until sometime after my tenth birthday, when I had decided that I was too old for dolls, and therefore, dollhouses.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

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