Main Entry:

mar·i·o·nette

Pronunciation:

\ˌmer-ē-ə-ˈnet\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French marionnette, from Middle French maryonete, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary

Date:

circa 1620

: a small-scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires