Doll — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small replica of a person; used as a toy

informal terms for a (young) woman

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛftsˈuːnz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɛftsˈuːnz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dolly chick dame bird wench skirt

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Puppe

eine kleine Nachbildung einer Person; als Spielzeug verwendet

🇫🇷French

poupée

une petite réplique d'une personne ; utilisé comme jouet

🇪🇸Spanish

muñeca

una pequeña réplica de una persona; usado como juguete

🇮🇹Italian

bambola

una piccola replica di una persona; usato come giocattolo

🇳🇱Dutch

POP

een kleine replica van een persoon; gebruikt als speelgoed

🇵🇹Portuguese

boneca

uma pequena réplica de uma pessoa; usado como brinquedo

🇷🇺Russian

кукла

маленькая копия человека; используется как игрушка

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुड़िया

किसी व्यक्ति की एक छोटी प्रतिकृति; एक खिलौने के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পুতুল

একজন ব্যক্তির একটি ছোট প্রতিরূপ; একটি খেলনা হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

பொம்மை

ஒரு நபரின் சிறிய பிரதி; பொம்மையாக பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

బొమ్మ

ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క చిన్న ప్రతిరూపం; ఒక బొమ్మగా ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

बाहुली

एखाद्या व्यक्तीची लहान प्रतिकृती; एक खेळणी म्हणून वापरले

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઢીંગલી

વ્યક્તિની નાની પ્રતિકૃતિ; રમકડા તરીકે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೊಂಬೆ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರತಿಕೃತಿ; ಆಟಿಕೆಯಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാവ

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ ഒരു ചെറിയ പകർപ്പ്; ഒരു കളിപ്പാട്ടമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁੱਡੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ; ਇੱਕ ਖਿਡੌਣੇ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

گڑیا

ایک شخص کی ایک چھوٹی سی نقل؛ ایک کھلونے کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

玩具娃娃

一个人的小复制品；用作玩具

🇯🇵Japanese

人形

人の小さなレプリカ。おもちゃとして使用される

🇰🇷Korean

인형

사람의 작은 복제물; 장난감으로 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

BÚP BÊ

một bản sao nhỏ của một người; dùng làm đồ chơi

🇹🇭Thai

ตุ๊กตา

แบบจำลองขนาดเล็กของบุคคล ใช้เป็นของเล่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

boneka

replika kecil seseorang; digunakan sebagai mainan

🇵🇭Filipino

manika

isang maliit na kopya ng isang tao; ginagamit bilang laruan

🇲🇾Malay

anak patung

replika kecil seseorang; digunakan sebagai mainan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لعبة

نسخة طبق الأصل صغيرة من الشخص؛ تستخدم كلعبة

🇮🇷Persian

عروسک

یک ماکت کوچک از یک شخص؛ به عنوان اسباب بازی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

oyuncak bebek

bir kişinin küçük bir kopyası; oyuncak olarak kullanıldı

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּבָּה

העתק קטן של אדם; משמש כצעצוע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'doll'?

The primary meaning of 'doll' is 'a small replica of a person; used as a toy'.

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