poppets

plural of poppet, Midland
as in dolls
a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything a scruffy old poppet that had once belonged to my great grandmother

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dolls
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  • Lily Hope, a Lingít master weaver, is using the popular Labubu dolls to raise awareness of Chilkat and Ravenstail weaving.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Other collab dolls and non-series versions will ring you up for more than $20 and closer to $51.
    Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 13 Oct. 2025
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“Poppets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/poppets. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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