puppet

Meaning

Noun

• Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove.
• A person, country, etc, controlled by another.
• A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.
• The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.

Origin

• From Middle English popet, probably from, though attested earlier than, Middle French poupette, diminutive of poupée (cf. also Medieval Latin *pupata), ultimately derived from a Latin pupa ("doll, puppet; girl"). See also puppy.