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