puppet
Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the…Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
» Everyone loves puppets.
Jeder liebt Puppen.
Jeder liebt Marionetten.
Все любят кукол.
Усім подобаються ляльки.
Meaning
4 sensesAny small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
Handpuppe, Marionette
марионе́ткаmarionétka, ку́клаkúkla
маріоне́ткаmarionétka, ля́лькаljálʹka, ку́клаkúkla
a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
(figuratively)A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
Marionette
марионе́ткаmarionétka
маріоне́ткаmarionétka
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else
The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.
(obsolete)A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
Examples
72 sentencesEveryone loves puppets.
Усім подобаються ляльки.
ruВсе любят кукол.
deJeder liebt Puppen.
There's a puppet in the box.
Tom likes to play with puppets.
deTom spielt gern mit Marionetten.
Have you ever seen a puppet show?
deHast du jemals ein Puppenspiel gesehen?
We watched a puppet show.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupFrom Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from Latin pupa (“doll, puppet; girl”). The nominal form first appears c. 1531, and the verbal form c. 1635. See also puppy.
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Forms
plural: puppetsSynonyms
5 synonyms- a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer:marionette
- a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else:creaturetool