Barbie
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English[edit]
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Etymology 1[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Barbie (plural Barbies)
- A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.
Translations[edit]
diminutive of Barbara
Etymology 2[edit]
Named for Barbara Handler-Segal, daughter of Mattel co-founder Elliot Handler, in 1959.
Noun[edit]
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
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Translations[edit]
doll
a beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman
Anagrams[edit]
Cebuano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Barbie, the name of a fashion doll.
Proper noun[edit]
Barbie
- a female given name from English
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
Barbie
- A surname.
- Klaus Barbie ― Klaus Barbie
Further reading[edit]
- “Barbie” in Duden online
Tagalog[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English Barbie, the name of a fashion doll.
Noun[edit]
Barbie
- (slang) homosexual man, effeminate
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