dollhouse

especially British, doll's house

[dol-hous]

noun

plural

dollhouses 

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dollhouse¹

First recorded in 1775–85; doll + house

Example Sentences

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

Her interest "snowballed" from there and she crafted the lavishly decorated castle and adjoining dollhouse for the creatures.

From BBC

Has there ever really been a game to rival The Sims, the virtual dollhouse game that lets you design your own characters, give them personalities and tend to their needs?

From BBC

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

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