rag doll

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rag doll

A child hugs a rag doll while sitting on the floor.

Definition

Noun: A soft doll made from fabric, typically stuffed with a soft material and often featuring a painted or stitched face. Rag dolls are traditionally simple, handmade toys.

Usage

The term "rag doll" refers specifically to this type of doll. It is commonly used to describe a child's toy or to evoke a sense of traditional, handmade simplicity. * The little girl carried her favorite rag doll everywhere. * She made a rag doll for her niece using scraps of old fabric.

Advanced Usage
  • Metaphorical Use: The phrase can be used metaphorically to describe a person who is limp, lifeless, or lacking energy, as if their limbs were loosely stuffed like a rag doll's.
    • After the long hike, he collapsed on the sofa like a rag doll.
Variants and Related Words
  • Doll (n): A more general term for a small model of a human figure, often used as a child's toy.
  • Stuffed toy (n): A toy with a soft fabric exterior filled with stuffing; this is a broader category that includes rag dolls, teddy bears, and other plush animals.
Synonyms
  • Cloth doll
  • Fabric doll
Idioms and Phrases
  • Like a rag doll: Used to describe a person or sometimes an animal being handled or moving in a limp, floppy, or uncontrolled manner.
    • The boxer was punched so hard he fell to the canvas like a rag doll.
rag doll

A child hugs a rag doll while sitting on the floor.

Noun
  1. a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted