n.
Pronunciation: ' pä-p ə t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English popet ― more at PUPPET
Date: 15th century
1 a Midland : DOLL b obsolete : MARIONETTE
2 chiefly British : DEAR
3 a : an upright support or guide of a machine that is fastened at the bottom only b : a valve that rises perpendicularly to or from its seat