puppet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈpʌpɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈpʊpɪt/ (Northern-England)
- pŭpʹĭt
- /ˈpɐpət/ (New-Zealand)
Etymology
From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.
Meanings
- Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
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(figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
Every act of a Roman, from birth to death, from dawn to night, was controlled and supervised by some presiding deity. Man was thus virtually a symbolic puppet in the hands of the Roman pantheon.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 209:These men , from no worse motive that could be discovered than a thirst after knowledge beyond their sphere , committed burglary upon the barn in which the puppets had been consigned to repose
1820 March, [Walter Scott], The Monastery. A Romance. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Co., and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC:
- (obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
- The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| puppets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
happy puppet syndrome · puppet army · Muppet · puppetlike · puppethood · puppetdom · puppetmaster · shadow puppet · puppetize · puppetism · telepuppet · puppet leader · meatpuppet · puppet regime · puppet government · puppetry · sock puppet · finger puppet · puppeteer · puppet show · puppet ruler · puppetless · puppet state · puppet valve · hand puppet · puppetman · meat puppet · fuckpuppet · puppetish · glove puppet
Descendants
Relateds
muppet · puppy · marionette
Synonyms
monkey (a person directed by another) · creature (a person directed by another) · sport (a person directed by another)
Translations (225)
gd gille-mirein (movable model of a person or animal) · he בובה \ בֻּבָּה (person or country controlled by another) · ps لوڅکه (movable model of a person or animal) · cmn 傀儡 (person or country controlled by another) · ml ചരടുപാവ (person or country controlled by another) · es títere (movable model of a person or animal) · pt fantoche (person or country controlled by another) · tk gurjak (movable model of a person or animal) · it burattino (movable model of a person or animal) · sh lȕtka (movable model of a person or animal) · sl lutka (movable model of a person or animal) · fi sätkynukke (movable model of a person or animal) · el ανδρείκελο (movable model of a person or animal) · az kukla (movable model of a person or animal) · sv nickedocka (person or country controlled by another) · kmr kukla (movable model of a person or animal) · hy խամաճիկ (person or country controlled by another) · mn ᠬᠡᠦᠬᠡᠯᠳᠡᠢ (movable model of a person or animal) · grc νευρόσπαστον (movable model of a person or animal) · fi nukke (movable model of a person or animal) · tt курчак (movable model of a person or animal) · mr कळसूत्री (movable model of a person or animal) · nb marionett (person or country controlled by another) · gl monicreque (movable model of a person or animal) · ja 偶人 (movable model of a person or animal) · prs گُدِی (movable model of a person or animal) · it pupazzo (movable model of a person or animal) · ug قورچاق (movable model of a person or animal) · az kukla (person or country controlled by another) · es monigote (person or country controlled by another) · el κούκλα (movable model of a person or animal) · it marionetta (person or country controlled by another) · ps پوتلۍ (movable model of a person or animal) · yue 人偶 (movable model of a person or animal) · es marioneta (person or country controlled by another) · gd pupaid (movable model of a person or animal) · hi पुतली (movable model of a person or animal) · yi מאַריאָנעטטע (movable model of a person or animal) · kw popet (movable model of a person or animal) · fi marionetti (person or country controlled by another) · tr kukla (movable model of a person or animal) · uz qoʻgʻirchoq (movable model of a person or animal) · ar دُمْيَة (person or country controlled by another) · ja 傀儡 (person or country controlled by another) · et nuku (movable model of a person or animal) · eo pupo (movable model of a person or animal) · da marionet (movable model of a person or animal) · la neuropastum (movable model of a person or animal) · cs loutka (movable model of a person or animal) · ota ببك (movable model of a person or animal) · sw karagosi (movable model of a person or animal) · sk maňuška (movable model of a person or animal) · is leikbrúða (person or country controlled by another) · ko 괴뢰 (person or country controlled by another) · lt marionetė (person or country controlled by another) · ja 人形 (movable model of a person or animal) · et nukk (person or country controlled by another) · uk ку́кла (movable model of a person or animal) · ca ninot (person or country controlled by another) · yue 木偶 (movable model of a person or animal) · ru ку́кла (movable model of a person or animal) · lv marionete (movable model of a person or animal) · nb marionett (movable model of a person or animal) · ky куурчак (movable model of a person or animal) · tl sebekoy (movable model of a person or animal) · de Marionette (person or country controlled by another) · gl fantoche (movable model of a person or animal) · hu báb (movable model of a person or animal) · ms anak patung (movable model of a person or animal) · lt lėlė (movable model of a person or animal) · ms boneka (movable model of a person or animal) · sv marionett (person or country controlled by another) · de Marionette (movable model of a person or animal) · tg арусак (movable model of a person or animal) · hy խամաճիկ (movable model of a person or animal) · et käpiknukk (movable model of a person or animal) · be марыяне́тка (person or country controlled by another) · ps لوبتک (movable model of a person or animal) · km អាយ៉ង (movable model of a person or animal) · it fantoccio (movable model of a person or animal) · pt fantoche (movable model of a person or animal) · hy մարիոնետ (movable model of a person or animal) · ur پُتْلِی (movable model of a person or animal) · ur گُڑِیا (movable model of a person or animal) · th หุ่นเชิด (person or country controlled by another) · ga puipéad (movable model of a person or animal) · hy խաղատիկնիկ (movable model of a person or animal) · fi sätkynukke (person or country controlled by another) · hu bábu (movable model of a person or animal) · it marionetta (movable model of a person or animal) · et marionett (person or country controlled by another) · it pedina (person or country controlled by another) · el μαριονέτα (movable model of a person or animal) · id boneka (movable model of a person or animal) · mk марионе́та (movable model of a person or animal) · el μαριονέτα (person or country controlled by another) · is strengjabrúða (person or country controlled by another) · yue 扯線公仔 /扯线公仔 (movable model of a person or animal) · es marioneta (movable model of a person or animal) · es fantoche (movable model of a person or animal) · es títere (person or country controlled by another) · km ណាំងតាលុង (movable model of a person or animal) · ja パペット (movable model of a person or animal) · hy տիկնիկ (movable model of a person or animal) · eo marioneto (movable model of a person or animal) · lv lelle (movable model of a person or animal) · yi ליאַלקע (movable model of a person or animal) · ro marionetă (movable model of a person or animal) · ps ليځکه (movable model of a person or animal) · cy pyped (movable model of a person or animal) · mi tokoraurape (movable model of a person or animal) · hi गुड़िया (movable model of a person or animal) · fr marionnette (movable model of a person or animal) · uk ля́лька (movable model of a person or animal) · et nukk (movable model of a person or animal) · lt marionetė (movable model of a person or animal) · ps ننځکه (movable model of a person or animal) · ca titella (movable model of a person or animal) · nb hånddukke (movable model of a person or animal) · sv sprattelgubbe (person or country controlled by another) · is brúða (movable model of a person or animal) · mn тоглоом (person or country controlled by another) · am አሻንጉሊት (movable model of a person or animal) · ms boneka (person or country controlled by another) · mr कठपुतळी (movable model of a person or animal) · ja 傀儡 (movable model of a person or animal) · mi karetao (movable model of a person or animal) · nb nikkedukke (person or country controlled by another) · ko 인형 (movable model of a person or animal) · ro păpușă (movable model of a person or animal) · cmn 提線木偶 /提线木偶 (person or country controlled by another) · ja 人形 (person or country controlled by another) · bn পুতুল (movable model of a person or animal) · orv кукла (movable model of a person or animal) · ru марионе́тка (movable model of a person or animal) · fi nukkehallitsija (person or country controlled by another) · vi con rối (person or country controlled by another) · gl monifate (movable model of a person or animal) · tr kukla (person or country controlled by another) · el νευρόσπαστο (movable model of a person or animal) · la pūpa (movable model of a person or animal) · pt marionete (person or country controlled by another) · ps لوبته (movable model of a person or animal) · ba ҡурсаҡ (movable model of a person or animal) · hi कठपुतली (movable model of a person or animal) · fi käsinukke (movable model of a person or animal) · vi con rối (movable model of a person or animal) · sk bábka (person or country controlled by another) · id boneka (person or country controlled by another) · pdt Aumpelmaun (movable model of a person or animal) · he בובה \ בֻּבָּה (movable model of a person or animal) · pl lalka (movable model of a person or animal) · tg зоча (movable model of a person or animal) · vi bù nhìn (person or country controlled by another) · hy մարիոնետ (person or country controlled by another) · ru марионе́тка (person or country controlled by another) · ps ګوډاګى (movable model of a person or animal) · yue 木頭公仔 /木头公仔 (movable model of a person or animal) · ja 操り人形 (movable model of a person or animal) · be ку́кла (movable model of a person or animal) · sm papeti (movable model of a person or animal) · fi nukkevaltio (person or country controlled by another) · sv marionett (movable model of a person or animal) · be марыяне́тка (movable model of a person or animal) · ota قوقله (movable model of a person or animal) · lv marionete (person or country controlled by another) · bg ку́кла (movable model of a person or animal) · pa ਕਠਪੁਤਲੀ (movable model of a person or animal) · pl marionetka (person or country controlled by another) · sa पाञ्चालिका (movable model of a person or animal) · lo ຕຸກກະຕາ (movable model of a person or animal) · hu báb (person or country controlled by another) · cmn 偶人 (movable model of a person or animal) · es pelele (person or country controlled by another) · tg лӯхтак (movable model of a person or animal) · grc ἀνδρείκελον (movable model of a person or animal) · si රූකඩ (movable model of a person or animal) · ar دُمْيَة (movable model of a person or animal) · sh лу̏тка (person or country controlled by another) · uk маріоне́тка (movable model of a person or animal) · fa-ira عَروسَک (movable model of a person or animal) · et marionett (movable model of a person or animal) · ka თოჯინა (movable model of a person or animal) · be ля́лька (movable model of a person or animal) · sh лу̏тка (movable model of a person or animal) · gl marioneta (movable model of a person or animal) · uk маріоне́тка (person or country controlled by another) · ka მარიონეტი (movable model of a person or animal) · cmn 木偶 (movable model of a person or animal) · sl lutka (person or country controlled by another) · mk кукла (movable model of a person or animal) · az qondarma (person or country controlled by another) · et hüpiknukk (movable model of a person or animal) · es fantoche (person or country controlled by another) · ps لوبتکه (movable model of a person or animal) · nl marionet (movable model of a person or animal) · mn хүүхэлдэй (movable model of a person or animal) · bg марионе́тка (person or country controlled by another) · de Handpuppe (movable model of a person or animal) · my အရုပ် (movable model of a person or animal) · da marionet (person or country controlled by another) · pa ਪੁਤਲੀ (movable model of a person or animal) · th หุ่นเชิด (movable model of a person or animal) · yue 偶人 (movable model of a person or animal) · nl marionet (person or country controlled by another) · sv marionett- (person or country controlled by another) · ml പാവ (movable model of a person or animal) · is leikbrúða (movable model of a person or animal) · fi marionetti (movable model of a person or animal) · bg марионе́тка (movable model of a person or animal) · fi nukke (person or country controlled by another) · cmn 人偶 (movable model of a person or animal) · kk қуыршақ (movable model of a person or animal) · ka მარიონეტი (person or country controlled by another) · it fantoccio (person or country controlled by another) · ko 꼭두각시 (person or country controlled by another) · sh lȕtka (person or country controlled by another) · sk bábka (movable model of a person or animal) · ko 꼭두각시 (movable model of a person or animal) · cs loutka (person or country controlled by another) · sq kukull (person or country controlled by another) · sq kukull (movable model of a person or animal) · bo ཨ་ལག་པད་ཀོག (movable model of a person or animal) · ro marionetă (person or country controlled by another) · ko 우인 (movable model of a person or animal)