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: marionette2: doll 13: one whose acts are controlled by an outside force or influence <a puppet ruler>

— pup·pet·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective