To some, the dolls, known as reborn dolls, provide comfort, escape or just plain fun. But politicians across Brazil have tried to pass bills banning the dolls from public spaces.

A mom of two, who has built an online following showcasing her lifelike reborn dolls, is sharing her heartbreak after ...

If you "blink", you could "mistake" them for the real thing, said the South China Morning Post. Bearing an "eerie resemblance ...

Reborn dolls are weighted baby and toddler-sized figurines ... Extras like battery-operated “breathing” machines, human or animal hair or baby-like scent (usually a blend of baby powder ...

"You see a doll, I see a baby that I never got to hold,” a woman said after receiving criticism for having a reborn doll Laura Ise; Coly Trigg/TikTok Lifelike dolls, known as reborn dolls ...

Brazil is seeing a rise in “reborn,” lifelike dolls that resemble real babies, sparking online debate and fascination. These ...

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

Ravi is a hyper-realistic doll with an eerie resemblance to an actual infant. Some of the so-called "reborn" dolls cry, suck dummies, pee, have nails, eyelashes and veins. But what really sets ...