puppet

Pronunciation: /ˈpʌpɪt/

The English word “puppet” has 5 meanings listed here.

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.

verb

To control or manipulate like a puppet.

Etymology

From 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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