- 洋娃娃 yángwáwa dolldoll (especially one of Western appearance)
- 娃娃鱼 wáwayú giant salamanderChinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus)
- 娃娃亲 wáwaqīn child betrothalarranged betrothal of minors
- 娃娃脸 wáwaliǎn baby facea round, youthful facial appearance that makes someone look younger than their actual age
- 娃娃菜 wáwacài baby cabbagebaby Chinese cabbage (mini-sized variety)
- 娃娃装 wáwazhuāng babydoll dressbaby-doll dress
- 娃娃车 wáwachē kindergarten busa vehicle used for transporting children to and from a kindergarten or preschool
- 娃娃音 wáwayīn childlike voicea high-pitched or cute voice characteristic of a child or baby, often used by an adult
- 小娃娃 xiǎowáwa babya baby; a small child
- 布娃娃 bùwáwa rag doll
- 抓娃娃机 zhuāwáwajī claw machine
- 晴天娃娃 qíngtiānwáwa sunny dollteru teru bōzu (traditional Japanese doll hung outside windows in hope of sunny weather)
- 吉娃娃 jíwáwa chihuahuaChihuahua (dog)
- 瓷娃娃 cíwáwa osteogenesis imperfectaa figurative term for a person suffering from brittle bone disease
- 夹娃娃 jiāwáwa abort(colloquial) to induce an abortion (Taiwan usage)
- 娃娃兵 wáwabīng child soldier
- 娃娃生 wáwashēng child roleinfant's part in Chinese opera, usually played by child actor