dollhouse

doll·house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dol-hous]
- /ˈdɒlˌhaʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dol-hous]
- /ˈdɒlˌhaʊs/

Definitions of dollhouse word

noun plural dollhouse a miniature house the scale of children's dolls. 1
noun plural dollhouse a cozy, diminutive home, as a small cottage or housetrailer. 1
noun dollhouse A miniature toy house used for playing with dolls. 1
noun dollhouse miniature house for dolls 1
countable noun dollhouse A dollhouse is a toy in the form of a small house, which contains tiny dolls and furniture for children to play with. 0
noun dollhouse a toy house in which dolls and miniature furniture can be put 0

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Origin of dollhouse

First appearance:

before 1775

One of the 45% newest English words

First recorded in 1775-85; doll + house

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Parts of speech for Dollhouse

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dollhouse popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

dollhouse usage trend in Literature

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