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dollhouse

American  
[dol-haus] / 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.


Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms


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

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

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2025

A child’s dollhouse jammed against a chain-link fence marked “No Trespassing” sits in the shadow of a mangled brick home covered in clotted dirt.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2025

Back in the 1990s, when creator Will Wright pitched the game to his bosses, they weren't convinced by his idea of a "virtual dollhouse".

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2025

But the dollhouse was monstrous, too, and it left me only one small corner of free desktop.

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

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

She took pleasure in commissioning dolls and dollhouses, sending gifts to artisans, employees and their children.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 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

This was contrary to many early dollhouses, which were made with the intent of teaching young girls domestic tasks.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023

Inside, the saloon feels like one of our old dollhouses in the playroom at home.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

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