păpușă
feminine
The Romanian word for doll is păpușă.
The word refers to a toy in the form of a human. You can use the specific phrase păpușă de porțelan when you are referring to a porcelain doll.
Meaning: a toy in the form of a human (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The diminutive form of păpușă, which means little doll, is păpușică.
Did you know?
- In some traditional Romanian folklore, handmade dolls were not just toys but were used as symbolic charms to protect children from illness.
- In Romanian, păpușă is often used as a colloquial term of endearment or a flirtatious compliment for a beautiful woman, similar to the English 'doll' or 'cutie'.
- The Romanian word păpușă shares a common ancestor with the English word 'puppet', both tracing back to the Latin word for a doll or a girl.
Examples in context
- Ea i-a oferit nepoatei sale o frumoasă păpușă de ziua ei.She gifted a beautiful doll to her niece on her birthday.This sentence shows how to use păpușă when gifting a doll for a birthday.Tatoeba #13863874 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13863862 by Ioan_Cristian
- Bărbatul copulează cu o păpușă gonflabilă.The man was banging a blow-up doll.This sentence uses păpușă in the context of a blow-up doll.Tatoeba #12299984 by carlosalberto, translation #1575954 by corvard
- Am cumpărat o păpușă nouă.I bought a new doll.
- Vreau să mă joc cu păpușa mea.I want to play with my doll.
- Copila a rămas lângă o păpușă veche.The little girl stayed near an old doll.
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Example conversation
Ioana and Andrei are cleaning the attic of their old house.
- IoanaUite, am găsit o păpușă de porțelan aici!Look, I found a porcelain doll here!
- AndreiArată foarte veche, Ioana.It looks very old, Ioana.
- IoanaCred că păpușa era a mea când eram mică.I think the doll was mine when I was little.
- AndreiE o descoperire interesantă în acest loc.It's an interesting discovery in this place.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “doll” translations and entries păpușă, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries păpușă, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
