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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

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

During one of these clearing sessions we unearthed a dollhouse my father had made for my fifth birthday.

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

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