A girlish figure (4)
I believe the answer is:
doll
'figure' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for doll that I've seen before include "Toy model of person" , "Child's toy figure" , "Toy representing person" , "Figurine" , "Child's plaything" .)