Main Entry: pup·pet

Pronunciation: \ˈpə-pət\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English popet youth, doll, from Middle French poupette, diminutive of *poupe doll, from Vulgar Latin *puppa, alteration of Latin pupa

Date: 1538

1 a : a small-scale figure (as of a person or animal) usually with a cloth body and hollow head that fits over and is moved by the hand b : marionette
2 : doll 1
3 : one whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence <a puppet ruler>

— pup·pet·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective