Abstract: A doll with baby-hugging capabilities having a main body portion with a chest and with arms extending outwardly therefrom; a motion imparting mechanism within the doll having a horizontally-disposed central plate, the plate having a forward end with a shield positionable in the chest area of the doll; a secondary plate positioned beneath the central plate, the secondary plate being adapted to move toward and away from the shield upon the application of forces to the rear surface of the secondary plate; a pair of similarly-shaped squeezer arms in an L-shaped configuration with short interior segments and long exterior segments positioned in the arms of the doll; first pivot pins securing the interior ends of the squeezer arms to the central plate adjacent to its rearward edges thereof for rotational movement with respect thereto, the apertures in the L-shaped plates being elongated; and secondary pivot pins securing the central sections of squeezer arms to the lower plate.