Definition of "Barbie"

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.”

1964, Young Children, volume 55, National Association for the Education of Young Children, page 10

Everything short of the toe-to-toe Truth and Love that comes from real confrontation of individual consciousness is just playing with Barbie dolls.

1968, Paul Krassner, editor, The Realist, volumes 84-93, Realist Association, page 68

Sarah, who is ten, says she doesn’t play with Barbies anymore, although she takes a certain scientific interest […] .

1976, Across the Board, volumes 13-14, The Conference Board, page 20

Many of my feminist friends hate Barbie because they feel that she sends a terrible message to girls […]

2005, Linda Hoffman Kimball, Apple Pies & Promises, Cedar Fort,, page 51