From Barbie, Bratz and Cabbage Patch Kids to Adora baby dolls, American Girl and Our Generation, dolls are a big business in the U.S. as well as beloved playthings.

Since Greta Gerwig’s brilliant “Barbie” movie came in July 2023, countless people have continued revisiting their own fond ...

Influencers have staged birth simulations and strolls in shopping malls with the hand-crafted baby figures, known as “reborn” dolls, creating videos that have gone viral.