What Spanish name is commonly used for the doll representing a quinceañera’s childhood?

The childhood doll in a quinceañera tradition is commonly called la última muñeca, meaning “the last doll.”

In one version of the ceremony, the honoree receives or gives away a doll as a symbolic farewell to childhood. The phrase does not mean that the young woman can never own another doll; it refers to the doll presented as the final childhood toy within the ritual’s symbolism.

Families adapt the custom in many ways. The doll may match the honoree’s dress, be handed to a younger sibling, or appear as part of a ceremonial presentation. Some celebrations do not include it at all.

The tradition is distinct from the shoe-changing ritual. Both can symbolize maturation, but they use different objects and may occur at different points in the celebration.