baby doll

noun

a doll, especially one resembling a human baby.
Often baby dolls. Also called baby doll nightgown, a garment for women or girls consisting of a hip-length top of delicate fabric often decorated with ruffles, ribbons, or lace, with a matching panty, worn for sleeping.
a short dress styled to resemble this.

First recorded in 1860–65

And I was living in New York, like '91 and '92, and I was wearing Doc Martens, black tights, and big baby doll dresses.

But what drew you to this strange character—a mentally ill woman caring for a baby doll?

However, she soon discovers that Linda is a mentally unstable woman who believes a baby doll is a flesh-and-blood child.

These were the women who made flowing “tentlike” baby-doll dresses and “kick ass” combat boots fashionable.

Her whole soul hangs upon the lips of a beautiful baby doll that seems to be calling her his mummy.

And although she was more than ten years old, she had not outgrown the wholesome joy of a little woman in her baby-doll.

She thought the two seemed very close, but she disentangled them, and laid the baby doll on the counter.

Tense, as if she were waiting for the warning not to touch, Martha finally caressed the hair of a baby doll.

"The baby doll is here and wants to see you," Paddy announced.

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