china doll

noun

A type of doll made at least partly out of glazed porcelain.

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Meanings

china doll1

nounchina doll (plural china dolls)

plural china dolls

  1. A type of doll made at least partly out of glazed porcelain.

China doll2

nounChina doll (plural China dolls)

plural China dolls

  1. An Asian tree or shrub grown for its glossy foliage in warm climates and elsewhere as a container plant, Radermachera sinica.
  2. offensiveslangA stereotypically feminine and submissive young Asian woman.

Origin

Blend of China + china doll.

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APA

china doll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/china%20doll

MLA

“china doll.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/china%20doll. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “china doll,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/china%20doll.

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