dollkind

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From doll +‎ -kind, by analogy with mankind.

Noun[edit]

dollkind (uncountable)

  1. All dolls, considered as a group
    • 1901, Helen Clark Balmer, Bellevue Sketches and Others[1], page 73:
      Thus Besserheart had the distinction of creating a demand for dilapidated and passe specimens of dollkind.
    • 2009 January 11, “Special Delivery”, in New York Times[2]:
      Accordingly, if the Palmers come home and discover any evidence that the dolls are alive (i.e., a new doll added to the dollhouse family) all dollkind will be in jeopardy.