baby doll

American  

Also babydoll

noun

1. a doll, especially one resembling a human baby.

2. 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.

3. a short dress styled to resemble this.

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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.

Etymology

Origin of baby doll

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

Then the punchline: "But I'm immortal now, baby doll."

From BBC

“A Moana baby doll and a Moana dress,” she said.

From Salon

The best one for the early years, Mr. Wuori often notes, is a simple baby doll.

From New York Times

Since then, the lightweight but surprisingly strong composite has been used to make everything from Egyptian death masks and 19th-century French baby doll heads to American crew racing shells and life-size British soldier decoys, which were deployed to divert German sniper fire in World War I. Today, it’s employed to mimic carved stone and gilded wood in ornamental architecture and furniture, as well as for Mardi Gras floats in New Orleans and Day of the Dead skulls in Mexico.

From New York Times

I was like, "OK, baby doll tubes? Like that? It could be surface here, but how do we up it?"

From Salon