baby doll — ODE

baby doll /ˌbeɪbi ˈdɒl

, ˈbeɪbi ˌdɒl

▸ noun a doll designed to look like a baby:

his younger sister brought home a baby doll that closed its eyes.

▪ US English informal, dated a girl or woman with pretty, ingenuous, childlike looks:

she's an absolute baby doll

hey, baby doll, how are you this morning?.

▸ (baby-doll) adjective denoting a style of women's clothing resembling that traditionally worn by a doll or young child, especially short, high-waisted, short-sleeved dresses:

she looked chic in a gold baby-doll dress.