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Revision as of 10:09, 22 February 2023
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Barbie (plural Barbies)
- A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Translations
diminutive of Barbara
Etymology 2
Named for Barbara Handler-Segal, daughter of Mattel co-founder Elliot Handler, in 1959.
Noun
Barbie (plural Barbies)
- A tall, slender female fashion doll.
- 1964, Young Children, National Association for the Education of Young Children, volume 55, page 10:
- They discourage their young children from engaging in rough-and-tumble play. One mother said, “I like Hai-Mei quiet. I like her playing Barbies, writing, and singing.”
- 1968, Paul Krassner (editor), The Realist, Realist Association, volumes 84-93, page 68:
- Everything short of the toe-to-toe Truth and Love that comes from real confrontation of individual consciousness is just playing with Barbie dolls.
- 1976, Across the Board, The Conference Board, volumes 13-14, page 20:
- Sarah, who is ten, says she doesn’t play with Barbies anymore, although she takes a certain scientific interest […] .
- 2005, Linda Hoffman Kimball, Apple Pies & Promises, Cedar Fort,, →ISBN, page 51:
- Many of my feminist friends hate Barbie because they feel that she sends a terrible message to girls […]
- 1964, Young Children, National Association for the Education of Young Children, volume 55, page 10:
- (by extension, informal, derogatory) A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman.
- Synonym: dolly
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Translations
doll
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a beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman
Anagrams
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Barbie
- a surname
- Klaus Barbie ― Klaus Barbie
Further reading
- “Barbie” in Duden online
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