Meanings
adjectivedoll-like (comparative more doll-like, superlative most doll-like)
comparative more doll-like · superlative most doll-like
- Resembling a doll or dolls.
Origin
doll + -like. To avoid the triple l in the regularly formed spelling dolllike. As with shelllike, the triple-L spelling is rarer but still found.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Polish lalkowaty
- lalkowatyTranslations
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APA
doll-like. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doll-like
MLA
“doll-like.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doll-like. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doll-like,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doll-like.
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