poppet
pop·pet
poppet · poppets
An endearingly sweet or beautiful childAn endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
/ˈpɒ.pɪt/
Meaning
6 senses(informal)An endearingly sweet or beautiful child.
(informal)A young woman or girl.
Come 'ere, poppet!
The stem and valve head in a poppet valve.
A doll (such as a voodoo doll) made in witchcraft to represent a person, used in casting spells on that person.
One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways, used to support a vessel in launching.
An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom only.
More definitions
- a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines
Origin
A variant of puppet.A variant of puppet.
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Forms
plural: poppetsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a mushroom-shaped valve that rises perpendicularly from its seat; commonly used in internal-combustion engines:poppet valve
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedkitchen witch