Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doll's house

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: dol-l's -house
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A miniature house used by children as a toy for recreating domestic settings.

British usage

noun

A small, cramped, dwelling-place.

Example Sentences

"Adam Stockhausen's doll's-house production design is eye-wateringly precise, the black-and-white images of the city's ancient buildings (shot in Angouleme) deserve their own coffee table book"
"A slightly incongruous note is struck by the National Westminster Bank beside the Vine [pub], a tiny dolls' house of a building, about the size of a garden shed, in herringbone-patterned brick."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

doll's houses (plural) dolls' house (alternative) dollshouse (alternative) dollhouse (alternative)

Phrases

doll's pram

Frequently Paired Words

doll's pram

Synonyms

playhouse dollhouse

Questions

What does doll's house mean?: A miniature house used by children as a toy for recreating domestic settings.

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