Phrase guide

rag doll

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A doll made from cloth and stuffed with rags.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The tornado flung the man around like a rag doll.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: doll, dolly

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: lappop — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Bashkir: сепрәк ҡурсаҡ (seprək qursaq) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Catalan: nina de drap — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Chinese Cantonese: 布娃娃 (bou3 waa1 waa1) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布娃娃 (bùwáwa) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Chinese Mandarin: 玩具娃娃 (wánjù wáwa) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Czech: hadrová panenka — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Danish: kludedukke — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Dutch: lappenpop — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Dutch: voddenpop — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Dutch: kloddenpop — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Estonian: kaltsunukk — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Faroese: trølltoppa — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Finnish: räsynukke — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Finnish: mollamaija — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • French: poupée de chiffon — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • German: Stoffpuppe — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Greek: κούκλα κουρέλι (koúkla kouréli) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Hebrew: רותי סמרטוטי — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Hungarian: rongybaba — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Hunsrik: Lumpebopp — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Icelandic: tuskudúkka — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Italian: bambola di pezza — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Italian: bamboccio — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Italian: pigotta — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Japanese: 縫いぐるみ人形 (nuigurumi ningyō) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Japanese: ぬいぐるみ人形 (nuigurumi ningyō) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Korean: 헝겊 인형 (heonggeop inhyeong) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Latvian: lupatu lelle — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Norwegian Bokmål: filledukke — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Norwegian Bokmål: filledokke — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tøydukke — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: filledokke — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tøydokke — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Persian: عروسک پارچهای — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Polish: szmaciana lalka — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Portuguese: boneca de pano — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Portuguese: marafona — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Portuguese: matrafona — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Romanian: păpușă de cârpă — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Russian: тряпи́чная ку́кла (trjapíčnaja kúkla) — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Spanish: muñeca de trapo — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Spanish: monigote — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Swedish: trasdocka — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Tagalog: bata-bataan — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Turkish: bez bebek — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Vietnamese: búp bê bằng giẻ rách — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Vietnamese: con búp bê rách rưới — a doll made from cloth and rags
  • Welsh: doli glwt — a doll made from cloth and rags