When a brand new 'reborn' baby - the hyper-realistic dolls that look and feel like a real newborn, is delivered to their 'parent', a ceremonious 'box opening' usually takes place. The dolls, often ...

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What began as a niche art form has erupted into an international flashpoint. Hyper-realistic “reborn” baby dolls — crafted to resemble real infants with incredible accuracy — are making headlines with ...

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"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, have been ...

In Brazil, hyper-realistic baby dolls known as “reborn" dolls are capturing attention far beyond the usual collectors. These meticulously hand-crafted dolls look so lifelike that they often fool ...

SAO PAULO (AP) — Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have gone viral in Brazil, sparking both fascination and controversy.

The discussion about dolls that practically simulate real children, the well-known reborn babies, which have generated much controversy in Brazil in recent weeks, has reached the Legislative Branch.

The reborns are weighted to just over 7lb, crafted from proprietary silicone blends and poured into moulds that, in some instances, have been sculpted or 3D printed in the likeness of babies. Their ...