# doll

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɒl/ · frequency rank #6,462

## Definitions
1. A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
2. An attractive young woman.
3. An attractive young woman.
4. An attractive young woman.
5. A term of endearment
6. A good-natured, cooperative or helpful person.
7. The smallest or pet pig in a litter.
8. A short signal post mounted on a bracket mounted on the main signal post, or on a signal gantry.
9. A barbiturate or amphetamine pill.

## Etymology
From Doll, pet form of the given name Dorothy.
Etymology 1 sense 7 was coined and popularized by American writer Jacqueline Susann in 1966 through her book Valley of the Dolls (1966) and the film adaptation Valley of the Dolls (1967).

## Easily confused with
- **don** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-don)
- **dot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dot)
- **dom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dom)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dos)
- **dow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dow)
- **doo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-doo)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dsl)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dor)
- **dox** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dox)
- **down** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-down)
- **done** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-done)
- **door** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-door)
- **dont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dont)
- **dual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dual)
- **dose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dose)
- **Doug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-doug)
- **dull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dull)
- **dome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dome)
- **dope** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-dope)
- **doom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doll-vs-doom)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ddoll`, `dlol`, `odll`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/doll