puppet

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French poupette.

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enPR: pŭpʹĭt, IPA: /ˈpʌpɪt/, SAMPA: /"pVpIt/
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Rhymes: -ʌpɪt

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pup·pet

[edit] Noun

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Puppet

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Singular
puppet

Plural
puppets

puppet (plural puppets)

Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings, rods or in the form of a glove.
(figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.

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movable model of a person or animal

Armenian: մարիոնետ hy(hy) (marionet), խամաճիկ hy(hy) (xamač̣ik), տիկնիկ hy(hy) (tiknik), խաղատիկնիկ hy(hy) (xaġatiknik)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 木偶 zh(zh) (mù'ǒu)
Croatian: lȕtka hr(hr) f.
Czech: loutka cs(cs) f.
Danish: marionet
Dutch: marionet f.
Esperanto: pupo eo(eo)
Finnish: käsinukke fi(fi) (in glove form); sätkynukke fi(fi), marionetti fi(fi) (moved with strings); nukke fi(fi) (generic)
French: marionnette fr(fr) f.

German: Handpuppe f. (in glove form), Marionette f. (moved with strings)
Greek: μαριονέτα f. (marionéta)
Italian: marionetta it(it) f.
Japanese: パペット ja(ja) (papetto), 操り人形 ja(ja) (ayatsuri ningyō), 偶人 ja(ja) (gūjin)
Korean: 꼭두각시 (kkokdugaksi)
Polish: pacynka pl(pl) f. (in glove form), marionetka pl(pl) f. (moved with strings)
Portuguese: fantoche pt(pt) m.
Russian: марионетка ru(ru) (marion'étka) f., кукла ru(ru) (kúkla) f.
Slovak: maňuška sk(sk) f.
Spanish: títere es(es) m., marioneta es(es) f.
Swedish: marionett sv(sv) c.

doll — see doll

person or country controlled by another

Danish: marionet
Finnish: nukkevaltio fi(fi) (country), nukkehallitsija fi(fi) (ruler); sätkynukke fi(fi), marionetti fi(fi) (person)
German: Marionette de(de) f.
Korean: 꼭두각시 (kkokdugaksi), 괴뢰 (goeroe)

Russian: марионетка ru(ru) (marion'étka) f.
Spanish: títere es(es) m., marioneta es(es) f.
Swedish: marionett, marionett- (e.g. marionettregering = controlled government, marionettstat = controlled country)

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Malay: boneka
Slovak: bábka f. (2, 4); bábika f. (3)

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