英和和英

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈbɑɹbi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbɑːbi/
• 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)bi

語源 1

From Barbara +‎ -ie.

固有名詞

Barbie (plural Barbies)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Barbara.

語源 2

Named for Barbara Handler-Segal, daughter of Mattel co-founder Elliot Handler, in 1959.

名詞

Barbie (plural Barbies)

1. A tall, slender female fashion doll.
   • 1964, Young Children, volume 55, National Association for the Education of Young Children, 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, volumes 84-93, Realist Association, 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, volumes 13-14, The Conference Board, 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 […]

2. (by extension, informal, derogatory) A beautiful but stupid or shallow young woman.

   Synonym: dolly

   Coordinate terms: Ken, Ken doll

   • 1997, Aqua (band), Barbie Girl (song)

     I'm a Barbie girl, in the Barbie world / Life in plastic, it's fantastic / You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere / Imagination, life is your creation

   • 2007, Vanessa Rose Lee, The Beauty Queen and the School Nerd

     After the ceremony, the "Barbies and Kens" (excluding Tommy and Britney) gathered at Lindsay's mansion to have a barbeque party. They laughed and talked about good times and vowed to remain friends forever.

等位語

• Ken doll

派生語

アナグラム

• Rabbie