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dollhouse

American  
[dol-hous] / 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

Example Sentences

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Cookie, a former art student, has a secret passion: building meticulously detailed dollhouse re-creations of crime scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

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

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025

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 • Mar. 23, 2025

“Squid Game 2” becomes a life-sized dollhouse collection of the modern era’s destructive vanities.

From Salon • Dec. 26, 2024

The time he built me and Mirren a dollhouse of cardboard and stones he’d found on the beach.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

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