Knowra Doll Doll A doll is a human-shaped toy used for caregiving, fashion, storytelling, or imaginative social play. Dolls range from simple figures to articulated, lifelike, or collectible designs.
Dollhouse : A miniature house, often furnished and populated with small figures. Dolls become characters in domestic scenes built and arranged at miniature scale.
Ancient Egyptian dolls : Human-shaped figures from ancient Egypt, made from materials including wood, clay, and textile. They show that dolls and doll-like figures existed long before modern toy industries.
Ruth Handler : An American businesswoman who co-founded Mattel and created the Barbie doll concept. Handler’s design and marketing helped establish the modern adult-proportioned fashion doll.
Teddy bear : A stuffed toy bear associated with comfort, companionship, and childhood. Like dolls, teddy bears can serve as companions, but their animal form changes the play relationship.
Fashion doll : A doll designed for clothing, styling, and fashion-oriented play or display. Fashion dolls foreground outfit changes and appearance rather than caregiving.
Rag doll : A soft doll made from cloth, often stuffed with fabric scraps or other filling. Cloth scraps made a durable doll form that could be sewn at home.
Barbie : A fashion doll introduced by Mattel in 1959, known for its adult figure and extensive outfits and accessories. Barbie became one of the most influential mass-market dolls.
Attachment object : An object that provides a child with comfort and continuity, especially during separation or stress. A familiar doll can become a portable source of reassurance.
Baby doll : A doll designed to resemble an infant or young child. Baby dolls invite feeding, dressing, and other forms of pretend caregiving.
Bisque doll : A doll with an unglazed porcelain head or body, giving its surface a matte finish. Bisque became a distinctive material for finely modeled dolls in the nineteenth century.
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