doll
[ dol ]
/ dɒl /
noun
a small figure representing a baby or other human being, especially for use as a child's toy.
Slang.
- a pretty but expressionless or unintelligent woman.
- a girl or woman, especially one who is considered attractive.
- a boy or man who is considered attractive.
- (sometimes initial capital letter) an affectionate or familiar term of address, as to a child or romantic partner (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
Informal.
a generous or helpful person: You're a doll for lending me your car.
Verb Phrases
doll up, Informal.
to dress in an elegant or ostentatiously stylish manner: She got all dolled up for a trip to the opera.
Origin of doll
First recorded in 1550–60; generic use of
Doll
OTHER WORDS FROM doll
doll·ish, doll-like, adjective doll·ish·ly, adverb doll·ish·ness, nounWords nearby doll
British Dictionary definitions for dolled up
doll
/ (dɒl) /
noun
a small model or dummy of a human being, used as a toy
slang
a pretty girl or woman of little intelligence: sometimes used as a term of address
Derived forms of doll
dollish, adjective dollishly, adverb dollishness, nounWord Origin for doll
C16: probably from
Doll, pet name for
Dorothy
Idioms and Phrases with dolled up
dolled up
Also, all dolled up. Dressed or fixed up smartly and, often, ostentatiously, usually for a special occasion. For example, There's no need to get all dolled up—it's just a picnic, or They dolled up the classroom for parents' night. This expression alludes to a person or object being as attractive as a pretty doll. It is also put verbally, to doll up, as in I wanted to doll up my apartment before the guests arrived. [Colloquial; c. 1900] Also see gussied up.