poupée

Definitions of poupée
  1. noun
    informal terms for a (young) woman
    synonyms: nana
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    type of:
    jeune femme, jeune fille
    a young woman
  2. noun
    a small replica of a person; used as a toy
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    types:
    guignol, marionnette
    a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
    poupée de chiffon
    a cloth doll that is stuffed and (usually) painted
    type of:
    jouet
    an artifact designed to be played with
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