Pronunciation Noun
puppet (plural puppets)
- Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
- (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
- (obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
- (engineering) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
- French: marionnette
- German: Handpuppe in glove form, Marionette moved with strings
- Italian: marionetta, fantoccio
- Portuguese: fantoche
- Russian: марионе́тка
- Spanish: títere, marioneta, fantoche
- German: Marionette
- Italian: marionetta, fantoccio, pedina
- Portuguese: marionete, fantoche
- Russian: марионе́тка
- Spanish: títere, marioneta, fantoche
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