kewpies
/ˈkjupiːz/
noun
- A type of doll with a chubby face, big eyes, and a curl of hair on top, originally based on a popular early 20th-century cartoon character.
- She dressed up as a kewpie for the costume party, complete with a top curl and rosy cheeks.
- My grandmother still has a collection of vintage kewpies on her shelf.
- The antique shop sold a rare kewpie doll from the 1920s.
- A cute or sweet person, often used as a term of endearment.
- Look at that little kewpie in the stroller, smiling at everyone.
- He called his daughter his little kewpie when she wore her new dress.
- The puppy was such a kewpie, with its round eyes and floppy ears.