baby doll

Also baby·doll

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of baby doll¹

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

Over a soundtrack of drab violins, Adams taught concerned guardians how to “IN-spect what you EX-pect,” explaining that a gun could be hidden in a jewelry box or a pillow, a used crack pipe in a “popular knapsack,” bullets behind a picture frame, weed inside a baby doll, and cocaine on a bookshelf.

From Slate

Balenciaga gave us the sack dress, the egg coat, the baby doll and the belief in fashion as a religion.

From New York Times

There was this kind of baby girl, baby doll, sexy kind of cheeky essence little skirts and showing a bit of leg.

From Salon

When To Use

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.