baby doll
Americannoun
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a doll, especially one resembling a human baby.
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Also called baby doll nightgown,. Also called baby doll pajamas. Often baby dolls. a garment for women or girls consisting of a hip-length top of delicate fabric often decorated with ruffles, ribbons, or lace, with a matching panty, worn for sleeping.
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a short dress styled to resemble this.
Usage
What else does baby doll mean? In the literal, a baby doll is just that—a toy baby doll. But it is also a term of endearment for a woman and a style of high-waisted women's dress and nightgown.
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Etymology
Origin of baby doll
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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In the Netflix film, Swan demonstrates with calipers on a life-size, anatomically correct male baby doll in a coffee shop to the nervous titters of the participants.
From Slate ● Apr. 16, 2026
Then the punchline: "But I'm immortal now, baby doll."
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2025
The first “Barbie” teaser trailer has arrived to disrupt our expectations of a movie based on a toy — much like Barbie apparently disrupted the baby doll industry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
When Olympia Ohanian — the daughter of the tennis player Serena Williams and the internet entrepreneur Alexis Ohanian — was an infant, her parents got her a plastic baby doll.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022
“When—” she begins, but plasters on a fake smile when Ava waddles over with her baby doll and a comb.
From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas
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