Puppet

Pronunciation

• enPR: pÅ­pʹĭt, IPA: /ˈpÊŒpɪt/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒpɪt
• Hyphenation: pup + pet

Origin

From Old French poupette, diminutive of poupée, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, from Latin pupa.

Noun

1. Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
2. (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
3. (obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
4. (engineering) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Derived terms

Related terms

• marionette
• muppet