doll's house

doll·house

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [dol-hous]
- /ˈdɒlˌhaʊs/
- /ˈdɑːlz ˈhaʊs/

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

Definitions of doll's house words

noun plural doll's house a miniature house the scale of children's dolls. 1
noun plural doll's house a cozy, diminutive home, as a small cottage or housetrailer. 1
noun doll's house a play (1879) by Henrik Ibsen. 1
countable noun doll's house A doll's house is a toy in the form of a small house, which contains tiny dolls and furniture for children to play with. 0
noun doll's house a small model of a house into which dolls and miniature furniture can be put 0
noun doll's house (Britain) A miniature house used by children as a toy for recreating domestic settings. 0

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Origin of doll's house

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 Doll's house

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doll's house 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.

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