noun Etymology: French marionnette, from Middle French maryonete, from Marion, diminutive of Marie Mary Date: circa 1620 a small-scale usually wooden figure (as of a person) with jointed limbs that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings or wires
MARIONETTE
Meaning of MARIONETTE in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012