English → Latin
“doll” in Latin
pūpusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye (post-class. for pūpula and pūpilla)pūpulusdiminutive of pūpus (“boy”); little boy; puppetpūpagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa (of an insect)pūpulapupil (of the eye); little lass (term of endearment)malusunpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad; unpleasant to the senses, sight, smell, taste, touch; bad, evil, wicked, m
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
doll
pupus: pupulus (male): pupa: pupula (feminine; all four also as terms of affection).
FIG., puella putida (an affected woman, one dressed like a doll).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for doll?
- The usual Latin words for “doll” are pūpus, pūpulus, pūpa; also pūpula, malus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.