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Meaning of "Kewpie" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF KEWPIE

Kewpie  [ˈkjuːpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KEWPIE

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Kewpie is a noun.
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WHAT DOES KEWPIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Kewpie

Kewpie

Kewpie is a brand of dolls and figurines that were initially conceived as comic strip characters by artist and writer Rose O'Neill. The illustrated cartoons, appearing as baby cupid characters, began to gain popularity after the publication of O'Neill's comic strips in 1909, and O'Neill began to illustrate and sell paper doll versions of the Kewpies. The characters were first produced as bisque dolls in Waltershausen, Germany beginning in 1912, and became extremely popular in the early twentieth century. The Kewpie dolls were initially made out of bisque exclusively, but composition versions were introduced in the 1920s and celluloid versions were manufactured in the following decades. In 1949, Effanbee created the first hard plastic versions of the dolls, and soft rubber and vinyl versions were produced by Cameo Co. and Jesco between the 1960s and 1990s. The earlier bisque and composition versions of Kewpie dolls are widely sought-after by antique and doll collectors, specifically those which were hand-signed by O'Neill herself. Kewpies should not be confused with the baby-like Billiken figures that debuted in 1908.

Definition of Kewpie in the English dictionary

The definition of Kewpie in the dictionary is a doll having rosy cheeks and a curl of hair on its head.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KEWPIE


concupy
ˈkɒnkjuːpɪ
croupy
ˈkruːpɪ
CUPE
ˈkjuːpɪ
droopy
ˈdruːpɪ
gloopy
ˈɡluːpɪ
goopy
ˈɡuːpɪ
groupie
ˈɡruːpɪ
loopy
ˈluːpɪ
roopy
ˈruːpɪ
roupy
ˈruːpɪ
snoopy
ˈsnuːpɪ
soupy
ˈsuːpɪ
swoopy
ˈswuːpɪ
woopie
ˈwuːpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KEWPIE

Kettering
kettle
kettle hole
kettle of fish
kettle-stitch
kettledrum
kettledrummer
kettleful
ketubah
keV
kevel
Kevlar
Kew
Kew Gardens
kewl
Kewpie Doll

WORDS THAT END LIKE KEWPIE

apple pie
cheapie
cherry-pie
clippie
cowpie
custard pie
cutie pie
deep-dish pie
eat humble pie
Gillespie
gympie
hippie
humble pie
magpie
mince pie
pie
scrapie
sharpie
tawpie
yuppie

Synonyms and antonyms of Kewpie in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Kewpie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KEWPIE

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丘比
1,325 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
570 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
510 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
380 millions of speakers
ar

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Kewpie
280 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
278 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
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Kewpie
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kewpie
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Kewpie
190 millions of speakers

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kewpie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キューピー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

큐피
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kewpie
85 millions of speakers
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Kewpie
80 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

केवपी
75 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
70 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
65 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
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Kewpie
40 millions of speakers

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Kewpie
30 millions of speakers
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Kewpie
15 millions of speakers
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Kewpie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Kewpie
10 millions of speakers
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Kewpie
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KEWPIE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KEWPIE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KEWPIE»

Discover the use of Kewpie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Kewpie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles 2008 Price Guide
$1,293 KEWPIE COLLECTIBLES Rose O'Neill's Kewpies were so popular in their heyday that numerous objects depicting them were produced and are now collectible. The following represents a sampling. In recent years a number of older ...
Kyle Husfloen, 2007
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The Kewpie Primer
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Vernon Quinn, 2010
3
Kewpie Doll
A young girl growing up in Australia creates her own secret world through her love for art
Barbara Hanrahan, 1984
4
Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia
Business Section. Playthings. “Kenner penetrated non-traditional markets.” Playthings Magazine. May 1986. p. 13. Sansweet, Stephen. The Star Wars Action Figure Archive. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle, 1999. KEWPIE DOLLS The Kewpie ...
Sharon M. Scott, 2010
5
Famous Character Dolls
Kewpie Kewpie dolls were the inspiration of American illustrator Rosie O'Neil. She worked for many popular magazines at the time and created the kewpies for the Christmas 1909 issue of Ladies Home Journal. The little cherub-like creatures ...
Susan Brewer, 2013
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Kids' Stuff: Toys and the Changing World of American Childhood
More than amusing novelties passed from parents to children, Billikens and Kewpie dolls mirrored the complex and positive feelings of adults toward the young. Whereas the Billiken was a figure with an oriental boy's face on a monkey's body, ...
Professor Gary Cross, 2009
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The Square Trap
Pete noticed Tommy's look of relief as be tapped Kewpie on the shoulder. “Takin' care of my boy?” Pete asked respectfully of Kewpie and stepped back quickly to get out of range. Kewpie twitched and turned as if ready for an attack, then the ...
Irving Shulman, 2000
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The Cute and the Cool : Wondrous Innocence and Modern ...
she combined the angel with the gamin when she played the waif from the shanty town in Tess of the Storm Country (1914).25 Perhaps the best known New Kid girl was the angelic Kewpie created by Rose O'Neill. The Kewpie doll's image ...
Gary Cross Professor of History Pennsylvania State University, 2004
9
Insiders' Guide® to Branson and the Ozark Mountains, 7th
HISTORIC SITES bonniebrook historical society and kewpie museum 485 Rose O'Neill Rd., Walnut Shade (41 7) 561 -1 509, (800) 539-7437 www.kewpie- museum.com One of Missouri's most famous residents, Rose O'Neill, was also one of ...
Fred Pfister, 2009
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The Story of Rose O'Neill: An Autobiography
A friend visiting Vogel found in the artist's Saxon home a Kewpie in a little carved shrine with a candle burning before him! I received endless heaps of letters that arrived from children who wrote to me from all points of the compass. Several ...
Rose Cecil O'Neill, Miriam Formanek-Brunell, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KEWPIE»

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World Eats: Kewpie remains the mayonnaise people love to …
Easily found in Japanese and Asian markets, the mayonnaise is branded by a kewpie-looking baby doll with outstretched arms. The container ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
2
Crunchyroll - Shogakukan Lottery Offers Rumiko Takahashi Kewpie
Shogakukan is offering a lottery style drawing that gives Japanese fans of Rumiko Takahashi the chance to win rare prizes. In order to enter, ... «Crunchyroll News, Jul 15»
3
There's no place like home with the Boone piano
The Jefferson Middle School sixth-grader will follow with “Sonatina,” then hand off to Shana Farr, a former Hickman High Kewpie, who has ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
4
BWW Reviews: KT SULLIVAN and JEFF HARNAR Are Beguiling …
Sullivan and Harnar then solo from the audience--she kewpie doll, he deadpan--for all the world like musical theater characters. Both artists are ... «Broadway World, Jul 15»
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Theater Review: A Brief Return to The Wild Party -- Vulture
Queenie is played as a kewpie-lipped Jean Harlow vamp by Sutton Foster, who brought the “Encores! Off-Center” Violet to Broadway last year, ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
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Carrie Rickey: A 'Trainwreck' You Can Laugh At - Film Review …
Schumer has the miniature features of a kewpie doll and Hader the oversized beetle brows and goldfish eyes of some exotic amphibian. «Truthdig, Jul 15»
7
Remembering the Dog River Fair
“Donald (Bordman) donated a couple of souvenirs that were items people could win (such as) the kewpie doll and the plaster dog that we have. «The Northfield News, Jul 15»
8
The Taste Test: Nama Ramen
Topping thinly cut french fries with Kewpie mayonnaise, okonomiyaki and bonito flakes is a brilliant idea — and a highlight of the menu at ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
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Turn those restaurant leftovers into something new and delicious
Kevin Pang of the Chicago Tribune offers this: Cube the chicken, toss with mayonnaise, preferably the Japanese Kewpie brand, Sriracha sauce ... «Yakima Herald-Republic, Jul 15»
10
Yama Kitchen & Bar
Elsewhere on the snack menu, fat slices of free-range pork, pickled cucumber and Kewpie mayo nestle into four steamed bao. And three ... «Good Food, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Kewpie [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kewpie>. May 2024 ».
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